ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5
Launched
May 27, 2006 · 21:09 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 27, 2006 at 21:09 UTC. It was Arianespace's 166th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,772nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Satmex 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 35,695 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane V171Destination Orbite
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 166th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,772nd orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Satmex 6 · NORAD 29162 · 2006-020 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-020A
- Epoch
- 2006-05-27 16:20:02 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28513638 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7277158
- Inclination
- 7.0265°
- Ascending node
- 27.6933°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.9454°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.2224°
- 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
- Satmex 6 · NORAD 29162
- Thaicom 5 · NORAD 29163 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L529 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satmex-6 is a geostationary communication satellite used to provide communication to the Americas, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Thaicom 5 is operated by Thaicom and provides communications to Asia, Africa, Europe and Autstralia for a geostationary orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
27th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 180th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: May 27, 6:09 PM GMT-3, in daylight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5 launch?
Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5 launched on May 27, 2006 at 21:09 UTC.
Where can I watch Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5?
Coverage: Ariane V171. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was May 27, 6:09 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5 reach?
Satmex 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 259 × 35,695 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).