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ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

N-SAT-110

Launched

October 6, 2000

Launch Successful

Image: Arianespace

Summary

N-SAT-110 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 6, 2000. It was Arianespace's 129th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,429th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Ariane 42L flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). N-SAT-110, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 37,020 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

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No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
Milestone
12th Ariane 42L flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 129th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,429th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

7.0°Inclination
226 × 37020 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
655.4 minPeriodfrom mean elements
178.0°Ascending node
9505 d agoElement epoch2000-10-06 18:16 UTC · stale

N-SAT-110 · NORAD 26559 · 2000-060 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
NSAT 110
Object ID
2000-060A
Epoch
2000-10-06 18:16:55 UTC
Mean motion
2.1971055 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.7360628
Inclination
7.0074°
Ascending node
177.9906°
Arg. of perigee
178.5742°
Mean anomaly
195.1542°
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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit

  • N-SAT-110 · NORAD 26559 · in orbit

Ariane H10-3 V133 · re-entered December 12, 2004

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

The N-SAT-110 telecommunications satellite, designed and built for Space Communications Corporation (SCC) and JSAT Corporation of Tokyo, Japan by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS), was launched successfully on 06.10.2000 from Kourou, French Guiana.

Pad

Map of Ariane Launch Area 2

Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

102nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 142nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

30 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did N-SAT-110 launch?

N-SAT-110 launched on October 6, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch N-SAT-110?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched N-SAT-110?

Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet

Where did N-SAT-110 launch from?

Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.

What orbit did N-SAT-110 reach?

N-SAT-110, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 226 × 37,020 km orbit inclined 7.0°.

How many satellites did N-SAT-110 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).