European Space AgencyAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
MaqSat 3 & ARD
Launched
October 21, 1998 · 16:37 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
MaqSat 3 & ARD launched on an European Space Agency Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 21, 1998 at 16:37 UTC. It was European Space Agency's 3rd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,271st orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 5 G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). It reached a 1,159 × 36,619 km orbit inclined 7.0°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · European Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 5 G flight · 1st this yearEuropean Space Agency's 3rd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,271st orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Maqsat-3 · NORAD 25503 · 1998-059 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MAQSAT/ARIANE 5 R/B
- Object ID
- 1998-059A
- Epoch
- 1998-10-21 16:48:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.16244766 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.701887
- Inclination
- 6.9997°
- Ascending node
- 119.4679°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.003°
- Mean anomaly
- 4.0453°
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Maqsat-3 · NORAD 25503 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MaqSat 3 was a dummy satellite to test the Ariane Vehicle. ARD was the Advanced Reentry Demonstrator, built by ESA. This is developed for experimental purposes to validate reentry techniques.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
3rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 121st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 21, 1:37 PM GMT-3, in daylight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
356 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did MaqSat 3 & ARD launch?
MaqSat 3 & ARD launched on October 21, 1998 at 16:37 UTC.
Where can I watch MaqSat 3 & ARD?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched MaqSat 3 & ARD?
Ariane 5 G, flown by European Space Agency. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did MaqSat 3 & ARD launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Oct 21, 1:37 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did MaqSat 3 & ARD reach?
It reached a 1,159 × 36,619 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did MaqSat 3 & ARD launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).