ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Olympus
Launched
July 12, 1989
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Olympus launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 12, 1989. It was Arianespace's 31st launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,428th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Ariane 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Olympus, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 33,312 × 36,143 km orbit inclined 0.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 3 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Ariane 3 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 31st launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,428th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Olympus · NORAD 20122 · 1989-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OLYMPUS 1
- Object ID
- 1989-053A
- Epoch
- 1989-07-13 06:21:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.04199316 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.034449
- Inclination
- 0.2119°
- Ascending node
- 131.0112°
- Arg. of perigee
- 151.5958°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.5479°
- 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.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Olympus · NORAD 20122 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V32 · re-entered March 29, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 3rd this year · 41st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
100 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Olympus launch?
Olympus launched on July 12, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Olympus?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Olympus?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did Olympus launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Olympus reach?
Olympus, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 33,312 × 36,143 km orbit inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did Olympus launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).