European Space AgencyAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES
Launched
October 30, 1997
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES launched on an European Space Agency Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 30, 1997. The mission failed. It was European Space Agency's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,186th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 5 G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · European Space Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 5 G flight · 1st this yearEuropean Space Agency's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,186th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- TEAMSAT · NORAD 25023 · in orbit
- Maqsat-B · NORAD 25024 · in orbit
- YES · NORAD 25025 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A launch of four satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
2nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 110th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
513 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES launch?
MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES launched on October 30, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES?
Ariane 5 G, flown by European Space Agency. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES going to?
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO), a test flight mission.
How many satellites did MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).