ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
PAS 7
Launched
September 16, 1998
Image: Arianespace
Summary
PAS 7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 16, 1998. It was Arianespace's 108th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,264th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Ariane 44LP flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). PAS 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 66 × 57,304 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 19th Ariane 44LP flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 108th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,264th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
PAS 7 · NORAD 25473 · 1998-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PAS 7
- Object ID
- 1998-052A
- Epoch
- 1998-09-16 16:18:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.32269055 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8163734
- Inclination
- 7.0486°
- Ascending node
- 270.8535°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.9302°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.438°
- 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
- PAS 7 · NORAD 25473
Ariane H10-3 V110 · re-entered October 26, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
83rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 119th 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 7 launch?
PAS 7 launched on September 16, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch PAS 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched PAS 7?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did PAS 7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did PAS 7 reach?
PAS 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 66 × 57,304 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did PAS 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).