ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
JCSAT 2A
Launched
March 29, 2002
Image: ESA
Summary
JCSAT 2A launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 29, 2002. It was Arianespace's 145th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,526th orbital launch attempt. It was the 35th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO). JCSAT 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 363 × 35,723 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
- Milestone
- 35th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 145th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,526th orbital launch attempt15th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT 2A · NORAD 27399 · 2002-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- JCSAT 8
- Object ID
- 2002-015A
- Epoch
- 2002-03-29 07:18:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27582876 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7241757
- Inclination
- 3.9679°
- Ascending node
- 29.0831°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.3039°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.986°
- 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: GSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- JCSAT 2A · NORAD 27399 · in orbit
- Astra 3A · NORAD 27400 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V149 · re-entered April 12, 2017
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese domestic communications
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
113th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 158th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
33 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did JCSAT 2A launch?
JCSAT 2A launched on March 29, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch JCSAT 2A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched JCSAT 2A?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did JCSAT 2A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did JCSAT 2A reach?
JCSAT 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 363 × 35,723 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did JCSAT 2A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).