ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Meteosat 2
Launched
June 19, 1981
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
Meteosat 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 19, 1981. It was Arianespace's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 2,450th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Meteosat 2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 36,241 km orbit inclined 10.5°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 1 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 2,450th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteosat 2 · NORAD 12544 · 1981-057 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOSAT 2
- Object ID
- 1981-057A
- Epoch
- 1981-06-19 07:29:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25074044 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.732527
- Inclination
- 10.494°
- Ascending node
- 256.1883°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.6742°
- Mean anomaly
- 181.6214°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 2 components; 5 still in orbit
- Meteosat 2 · NORAD 12544 · in orbit
- Apple · NORAD 12545 · in orbit
- CAT 03 · NORAD 12546 · in orbit
Ariane H8 L03 · re-entered June 23, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European meteorological satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
4th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 12th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
391 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteosat 2 launch?
Meteosat 2 launched on June 19, 1981. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteosat 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteosat 2?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did Meteosat 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Meteosat 2 reach?
Meteosat 2, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 208 × 36,241 km orbit inclined 10.5°.
How many satellites did Meteosat 2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).