ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Palapa C2 & AMOS 1
Launched
May 16, 1996
Image: ESA
Summary
Palapa C2 & AMOS 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 16, 1996. It was Arianespace's 85th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,073rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Palapa C2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 328 × 35,732 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 85th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,073rd orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Palapa C2 · NORAD 23864 · 1996-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PALAPA C2
- Object ID
- 1996-030A
- Epoch
- 1996-05-16 07:33:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27767292 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7254553
- Inclination
- 4.0009°
- Ascending node
- 80.3061°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.0362°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.2895°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Palapa C2 · NORAD 23864 · in orbit
- Amos 1 · NORAD 23865
Ariane H10-3 V86 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Palapa C2 and AMOS 1 are Indonesian and Israeli communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
61st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 95th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Palapa C2 & AMOS 1 launch?
Palapa C2 & AMOS 1 launched on May 16, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Palapa C2 & AMOS 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Palapa C2 & AMOS 1?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Palapa C2 & AMOS 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Palapa C2 & AMOS 1 reach?
Palapa C2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 328 × 35,732 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did Palapa C2 & AMOS 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).