ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Orion 2
Launched
October 19, 1999
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Orion 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 19, 1999. It was Arianespace's 118th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,350th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Ariane 44LP flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Orion 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 117 × 61,546 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Ariane 44LP flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 118th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,350th orbital launch attempt61st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Orion 2 · NORAD 25949 · 1999-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ORION 2
- Object ID
- 1999-059A
- Epoch
- 1999-10-19 08:23:42 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.20988944 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8256082
- Inclination
- 6.9752°
- Ascending node
- 300.7364°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.5819°
- Mean anomaly
- 31.8898°
- 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
- Orion 2 · NORAD 25949
Ariane H10-3 V122 · re-entered January 27, 2000
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), Orion 2 features 36 high-powered Ku-band transponders. It was launched into the orbital slot located at 15 degrees west longitude, where in-orbit testing will be conducted. Loral was in negotiations with Eutelsat, also a satellite services provider, to complete coordination of the Orion 2 satellite with the Eutelsat spacecraft in the region.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
93rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 130th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Orion 2 launch?
Orion 2 launched on October 19, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Orion 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Orion 2?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Orion 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Orion 2 reach?
Orion 2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 117 × 61,546 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Orion 2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).