ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D
Launched
November 16, 2000 · 01:07 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 16, 2000 at 01:07 UTC. It was Arianespace's 131st launch, 10th this year and humanity's 4,441st orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Ariane 5 G flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). PAS 1R, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 630 × 39,361 km orbit inclined 6.5°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- AMSAT OSCAR-40 (P3-D): Countdown and Launch with Ariane 507, V135 (Part 2/2)AMSAT-DL AMSAT Deutschland
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th Ariane 5 G flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 131st launch10th this yearhumanity's 4,441st orbital launch attempt74th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 1R · NORAD 26608 · 2000-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 1R
- Object ID
- 2000-072A
- Epoch
- 2000-11-16 07:53:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.02779889 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7344595
- Inclination
- 6.4727°
- Ascending node
- 247.7738°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.8274°
- Mean anomaly
- 197.7373°
- 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
6 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 5 still in orbit
- PAS 1R · NORAD 26608
- AMSAT-OSCAR-40 · NORAD 26609 · in orbit
- STRV 1c · NORAD 26610 · in orbit
- STRV 1d · NORAD 26611 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L507 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
PAS-1R a commications satellite located at 40 degrees west, serving the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa, operated by PanAmSat. Amsat P3D was an amateur radio satellite built and operated by AmSat. STRV was a series of four satellites operated by the UK MoD, intended to test new technologies, two were launched on this vehicle.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
7th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 144th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 15, 10:07 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 PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D launch?
PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D launched on November 16, 2000 at 01:07 UTC.
Where can I watch PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D?
Coverage: AMSAT OSCAR-40 (P3-D): Countdown and Launch with Ariane 507, V135 (Part 2/2). Watch the replay
What rocket launched PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Nov 15, 10:07 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D reach?
PAS 1R, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 630 × 39,361 km orbit inclined 6.5°.
How many satellites did PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).