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ArianespaceVegaAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mohammed VI-B
Launched
November 21, 2018
Summary
Mohammed VI-B launched on an Arianespace Vega from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 21, 2018. It was Arianespace's 271st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,803rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Vega flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). It reached a 608 × 611 km orbit inclined 97.9°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- Arianespace Flight VV13 – MOHAMMED VI - B (EN)arianespace
- Décollage du 13e lancement VegaCentre spatial guyanais
- Vehicle
- Vega · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 13th Vega flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 271st launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,803rd orbital launch attempt97th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Mohammed VI-B · NORAD 43717 · 2018-095 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-095A
- Epoch
- 2018-11-21 03:19:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.88621318 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000249
- Inclination
- 97.9493°
- Ascending node
- 35.0471°
- Arg. of perigee
- 126.4536°
- Mean anomaly
- 233.6884°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- Mohammed VI-B · NORAD 43717 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A second Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco. It was developed by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus. Satellite will be in particular used for mapping and land surveying activities, regional development, agricultural monitoring, the prevention and management of natural disasters, monitoring changes in the environment and desertification, as well as border and coastal surveillance.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
39th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 286th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Mohammed VI-B launch?
Mohammed VI-B launched on November 21, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mohammed VI-B?
Coverage: Arianespace Flight VV13 – MOHAMMED VI - B (EN); Décollage du 13e lancement Vega. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Mohammed VI-B?
Vega, flown by Arianespace. Vega spec sheet
Where did Mohammed VI-B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Mohammed VI-B reach?
It reached a 608 × 611 km orbit inclined 97.9°.
How many satellites did Mohammed VI-B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).