ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
M-SAT 1
Launched
April 20, 1996
Image: NASA
Summary
M-SAT 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 20, 1996. It was Arianespace's 84th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,064th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Ariane 42P flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). M-SAT 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 35,838 km orbit inclined 7.8°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Ariane 42P flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 84th launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,064th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
M-SAT 1 · NORAD 23846 · 1996-022 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MSAT M1
- Object ID
- 1996-022A
- Epoch
- 1996-04-20 17:29:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26821391 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7250154
- Inclination
- 7.7586°
- Ascending node
- 2.4361°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.7547°
- Mean anomaly
- 176.4547°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris; 2 still in orbit
- M-SAT 1 · NORAD 23846
Ariane H10-3 V85 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
North American communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
60th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 4th this year · 94th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did M-SAT 1 launch?
M-SAT 1 launched on April 20, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch M-SAT 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched M-SAT 1?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did M-SAT 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did M-SAT 1 reach?
M-SAT 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 358 × 35,838 km orbit inclined 7.8°.
How many satellites did M-SAT 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).