ArianespaceAriane 5 GSAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2
Launched
December 21, 2007 · 21:41 UTC
Image: ESA - CNES - ARIANESPACE/SOV
Summary
RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 GS from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 21, 2007 at 21:41 UTC. It was Arianespace's 175th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 4,883rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 5 GS flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). RASCOM-QAF 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 581 × 35,763 km orbit inclined 5.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 GS · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 5 GS flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 175th launch6th this yearhumanity's 4,883rd orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
RASCOM-QAF 1 · NORAD 32387 · 2007-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-063A
- Epoch
- 2007-12-21 17:03:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25790301 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.716732
- Inclination
- 5.3996°
- Ascending node
- 229.0425°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.6959°
- Mean anomaly
- 194.1749°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- RASCOM-QAF 1 · NORAD 32387 · in orbit
- Horizons 2 · NORAD 32388 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L530 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
RASCOM-QAF 1 is the first satellite dedicated to the African continent. It operates at 2.85 degrees East, providing telecommunication services. Horizons-2 is a communications satellite owned by Horizons Satellite a joint venture between SKY Perfect JSAT Group and Intelsat. It operates at 74 degrees West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
36th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 6th this year · 189th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 21, 6:41 PM GMT-3, in twilight
118 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 RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2 launch?
RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2 launched on December 21, 2007 at 21:41 UTC.
Where can I watch RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2?
Coverage: Vol V180 - Ariane 5 GS - RASCOM-QAF 1 , Horizons 2 - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2?
Ariane 5 GS, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 GS spec sheet
Where did RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Dec 21, 6:41 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2 reach?
RASCOM-QAF 1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 581 × 35,763 km orbit inclined 5.4°.
How many satellites did RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).