ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
MEASAT-3b & Optus 10
Launched
September 11, 2014
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
MEASAT-3b & Optus 10 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 11, 2014. It was Arianespace's 225th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 5,405th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Optus 10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 35,752 km orbit inclined 5.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 45th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 225th launch8th this yearhumanity's 5,405th orbital launch attempt56th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Optus 10 · NORAD 40146 · 2014-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-054A
- Epoch
- 2014-09-12 00:21:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28013566 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.727516
- Inclination
- 5.9469°
- Ascending node
- 149.2174°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9865°
- Mean anomaly
- 67.018°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Optus 10 · NORAD 40146 · in orbit
- Measat 3B · NORAD 40147 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L573 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
MEASAT-3b is a communications satellite operating at 91.5 degrees East with MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a. Optus 10 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 164 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
75th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 4th this year · 240th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did MEASAT-3b & Optus 10 launch?
MEASAT-3b & Optus 10 launched on September 11, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch MEASAT-3b & Optus 10?
Coverage: Flight VA218 – MEASAT-3b / Optus 10 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched MEASAT-3b & Optus 10?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did MEASAT-3b & Optus 10 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did MEASAT-3b & Optus 10 reach?
Optus 10, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 273 × 35,752 km orbit inclined 5.9°.
How many satellites did MEASAT-3b & Optus 10 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).