ArianespaceAriane 44PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
PAS 6
Launched
August 8, 1997
Image: Arianespace
Summary
PAS 6 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 8, 1997. It was Arianespace's 97th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,160th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Ariane 44P flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). PAS 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 35,924 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Ariane 44P flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 97th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,160th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 6 · NORAD 24891 · 1997-040 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 6
- Object ID
- 1997-040A
- Epoch
- 1997-08-08 02:29:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27605757 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7325181
- Inclination
- 7.011°
- Ascending node
- 235.7285°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.3491°
- Mean anomaly
- 204.364°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- PAS 6 · NORAD 24891
Ariane H10-3 V98 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Three of the most powerful broadcast satellites ever launched that are capable of direct-to-home (DTH) service are providing DTH programming to millions of consumers of PanAmSat. They were designed and built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L). PanAmSat-6 (PAS-6) provides quality digital television to customers in South America.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
72nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 107th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
43 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did PAS 6 launch?
PAS 6 launched on August 8, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 6?
Ariane 44P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44P spec sheet
Where did PAS 6 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did PAS 6 reach?
PAS 6, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 159 × 35,924 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did PAS 6 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).