ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c
Launched
June 11, 2003 · 22:38 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 11, 2003 at 22:38 UTC. It was Arianespace's 155th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,604th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Ariane 5 G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). BSAT-2c, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 35,661 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 15th Ariane 5 G flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 155th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,604th orbital launch attempt28th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
BSAT-2c · NORAD 27830 · 2003-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- B-SAT 2C
- Object ID
- 2003-028A
- Epoch
- 2003-06-11 17:51:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26275024 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7150297
- Inclination
- 6.9741°
- Ascending node
- 51.549°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7201°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.0191°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- BSAT-2c · NORAD 27830 · in orbit
- Optus and Defense C1 · NORAD 27831 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L515 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optus and Defence C1 is a relay platform in geostationary orbit at 156 degrees East. It is one of the most advanced communications satellites ever built. BSAT-2C is a geostationary communication satellite for B-SAT.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
16th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 169th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 11, 7:38 PM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
62 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c launch?
Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c launched on June 11, 2003 at 22:38 UTC.
Where can I watch Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Jun 11, 7:38 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c reach?
BSAT-2c, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 613 × 35,661 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).