ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
PAS 2 & BS 3n
Launched
July 8, 1994
Image: ESA
Summary
PAS 2 & BS 3n launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 8, 1994. It was Arianespace's 64th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,911th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). PAS 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 35,765 km orbit inclined 9.1°. 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
- 15th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 64th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,911th orbital launch attempt43rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 2 · NORAD 23175 · 1994-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 2
- Object ID
- 1994-040A
- Epoch
- 1994-07-08 18:24:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28476883 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7303989
- Inclination
- 9.1465°
- Ascending node
- 81.9026°
- Arg. of perigee
- 185.2693°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.1262°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0.0000099999
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; 2 still in orbit
- PAS 2 · NORAD 23175
- BS-3N · NORAD 23176 · in orbit
Ariane H10+ V65 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
PAS 2 and BS 3n are American and Japanese communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
40th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 74th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PAS 2 & BS 3n launch?
PAS 2 & BS 3n launched on July 8, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 2 & BS 3n?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 2 & BS 3n?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did PAS 2 & BS 3n launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did PAS 2 & BS 3n reach?
PAS 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 194 × 35,765 km orbit inclined 9.1°.
How many satellites did PAS 2 & BS 3n launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).