ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Marecs 1
Launched
December 20, 1981
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
Marecs 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 20, 1981. It was Arianespace's 3rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,516th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Marecs 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,818 km orbit inclined 10.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Ariane 1 flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 3rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,516th orbital launch attempt125th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Marecs 1 · NORAD 13010 · 1981-122 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- MARECS A
- Object ID
- 1981-122A
- Epoch
- 1981-12-20 18:08:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27867484 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7295122
- Inclination
- 10.5254°
- Ascending node
- 273.7067°
- Arg. of perigee
- 174.8968°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.2151°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Marecs 1 · NORAD 13010 · in orbit
- CAT 04/Thesee · NORAD 13011 · in orbit
Ariane H8 L04 · re-entered November 21, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 13th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
183 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Marecs 1 launch?
Marecs 1 launched on December 20, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Marecs 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Marecs 1?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did Marecs 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Marecs 1 reach?
Marecs 1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,818 km orbit inclined 10.5°.
How many satellites did Marecs 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).