ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201
Launched
August 4, 2010
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 4, 2010. It was Arianespace's 191st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,071st orbital launch attempt. It was the 26th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Nilesat 201, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 35,775 km orbit inclined 2.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 26th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 191st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,071st orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Nilesat 201 · NORAD 36830 · 2010-037 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2010-037A
- Epoch
- 2010-08-04 16:14:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27892221 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7278564
- Inclination
- 1.9605°
- Ascending node
- 94.4635°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7196°
- Mean anomaly
- 186.6132°
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Nilesat 201 · NORAD 36830 · in orbit
- RASCOM-QAF 1R · NORAD 36831 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L554 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
RASCOM-QAF 1R is a replacement for RASCOM-QAF 1 which suffered a leak and as a result only had a lifespan of 2 years. Providing Africa with telecommunications, covering the whole continent. Nilesat 201 is an Egyptian communications satellite which serves North Africa and the Middle East with Direct to Home TV and radio broadcasting. It operated at 7 degrees West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
52nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 205th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
38 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201 launch?
RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201 launched on August 4, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201?
Coverage: Flight VA196 – RASCOM-QAF1R / NILESAT 201 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201 reach?
Nilesat 201, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 267 × 35,775 km orbit inclined 2.0°.
How many satellites did RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).