ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
PAS 3R & MEASAT 1
Launched
January 12, 1996
Image: ESA
Summary
PAS 3R & MEASAT 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on January 12, 1996. It was Arianespace's 81st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,043rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of PAS 3R, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 15, 1996, was 256 × 36,939 km inclined 7.0°. 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
- 18th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 81st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,043rd orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 3R · NORAD 23764 · 1996-002 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 3R
- Object ID
- 1996-002A
- Epoch
- 1996-01-15 11:32:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.20044453 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7345727
- Inclination
- 6.9721°
- Ascending node
- 277.3794°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.3317°
- Mean anomaly
- 183.2424°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.0016898
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- PAS 3R · NORAD 23764
- Measat 1 · NORAD 23765
Ariane H10-3 V82 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
In November 1991, PanAmSat Corporation ordered three Hughes HS-601 model PAS (PanAmSat) satellites from Hughes Space and Communications Company. The satellites provide video services for program distribution and syndication; data services for business applications; and services for video, radio, data and telephone transmission. They were placed over the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, respectively. In August 1993, PanAmSat ordered a fourth satellite, to be used as a spare. The spare was pressed into service to replace the first PAS-3 spacecraft, which was lost during a launch vehicle failure. The MEASAT system will provide the first direct-to-user (DTU) service in Malaysia, as well as general communications services in an area reaching from India to Hawaii and from Japan to East Australia. Among DTU services are television and educational programs beamed to small (50-cm) home antennas. General regional communications services include telephony, television, data transmission, and business networks. Binariang is the first cellular operator in Malaysia to offer fully digital services.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
57th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 91st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PAS 3R & MEASAT 1 launch?
PAS 3R & MEASAT 1 launched on January 12, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 3R & MEASAT 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 3R & MEASAT 1?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did PAS 3R & MEASAT 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did PAS 3R & MEASAT 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of PAS 3R, one of 4 catalogued objects, from January 15, 1996, was 256 × 36,939 km inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did PAS 3R & MEASAT 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).