ArianespaceAriane 42LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
PAS 4
Launched
August 3, 1995
Image: Arianespace
Summary
PAS 4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 3, 1995. It was Arianespace's 75th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,005th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Ariane 42L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). PAS 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 514 × 35,743 km orbit inclined 4.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Ariane 42L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 75th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,005th orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 4 · NORAD 23636 · 1995-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 4
- Object ID
- 1995-040A
- Epoch
- 1995-08-04 01:56:16 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26394557 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7189551
- Inclination
- 4.1761°
- Ascending node
- 110.5943°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.4074°
- Mean anomaly
- 91.257°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- PAS 4 · NORAD 23636
Ariane H10-3 V76 · 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.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
51st launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 85th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
27 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PAS 4 launch?
PAS 4 launched on August 3, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 4?
Ariane 42L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42L spec sheet
Where did PAS 4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did PAS 4 reach?
PAS 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 514 × 35,743 km orbit inclined 4.2°.
How many satellites did PAS 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).