ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Meteosat 3
Launched
June 15, 1988
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Meteosat 3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 15, 1988. It was Arianespace's 22nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,305th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 44LP flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Meteosat 3, one of 7 catalogued objects, from June 21, 1988, was 35,695 × 35,754 km inclined 1.5°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 44LP flightArianespace's 22nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,305th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Meteosat 3 · NORAD 19215 · 1988-051 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- METEOSAT 3
- Object ID
- 1988-051A
- Epoch
- 1988-06-21 00:00:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00518889 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000698
- Inclination
- 1.535°
- Ascending node
- 270.6279°
- Arg. of perigee
- 151.1259°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.465°
- 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
7 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; 3 still in orbit
- Meteosat 3 · NORAD 19215 · in orbit
- AMSAT-OSCAR-13 · NORAD 19216 · re-entered December 6, 1996
- PAS 1 · NORAD 19217
Ariane H10 V22 · re-entered November 10, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
European meteorological satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
3rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 32nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
207 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Meteosat 3 launch?
Meteosat 3 launched on June 15, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Meteosat 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Meteosat 3?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Meteosat 3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Meteosat 3 reach?
The tracked orbit of Meteosat 3, one of 7 catalogued objects, from June 21, 1988, was 35,695 × 35,754 km inclined 1.5°.
How many satellites did Meteosat 3 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).