ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2
Launched
May 15, 2012
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 15, 2012. It was Arianespace's 203rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,214th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). JCSAT 4B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 35,745 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 34th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 203rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,214th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT 4B · NORAD 38331 · 2012-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2012-023A
- Epoch
- 2012-05-15 17:29:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28038417 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7273443
- Inclination
- 2.0105°
- Ascending node
- 32.0922°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.3635°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.9854°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- JCSAT 4B · NORAD 38331 · in orbit
- Vinasat-2 · NORAD 38332 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L562 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
JCSAT-13 is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group, operating at 124 degrees East to provide direct to home satellite TV broadcast service across Indonesia.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
62nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 218th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
53 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2 launch?
JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2 launched on May 15, 2012. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2?
Coverage: Flight VA206 – JCSAT-13 / VINASAT-2 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2 reach?
JCSAT 4B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 35,745 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did JCSAT-13 & Vinasat-2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).