ArianespaceAriane 5 ECA+Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Measat-3d & GSAT 24
Launched
June 22, 2022 · 21:50 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Measat-3d & GSAT 24 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 22, 2022 at 21:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:03 to 22:43 UTC. It was Arianespace's 309th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,252nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 5 ECA+ flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). GSAT-24, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 35,822 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 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
- 7th Ariane 5 ECA+ flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 309th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,252nd orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
GSAT-24 · NORAD 52903 · 2022-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-067A
- Epoch
- 2022-06-22 23:17:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27465218 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7276065
- Inclination
- 5.9669°
- Ascending node
- 65.842°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9694°
- Mean anomaly
- 38.6199°
- 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; 4 still in orbit
- GSAT-24 · NORAD 52903 · in orbit
- Measat 3D · NORAD 52904 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L5116 ESC-D · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Measat-3d is a Malaysian geostationary communications satellite built by Airbus Space Systems. GSAT 24 is a communications satellite of the Indian Space Research Organization.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
114th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 313th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 22, 6:50 PM GMT-3, in twilight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
179 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success confirmed
Questions
When did Measat-3d & GSAT 24 launch?
Measat-3d & GSAT 24 launched on June 22, 2022 at 21:50 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:03 to 22:43 UTC.
Where can I watch Measat-3d & GSAT 24?
Coverage: Flight VA257 – MEASAT-3d / GSAT-24 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Measat-3d & GSAT 24?
Ariane 5 ECA+, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA+ spec sheet
Where did Measat-3d & GSAT 24 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Jun 22, 6:50 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Measat-3d & GSAT 24 reach?
GSAT-24, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 35,822 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did Measat-3d & GSAT 24 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).