ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
SBS 6 & Galaxy 6
Launched
October 12, 1990
Image: ESA
Summary
SBS 6 & Galaxy 6 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 12, 1990. It was Arianespace's 38th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,572nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 44L flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). SBS 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 4,051 × 36,502 km orbit inclined 4.8°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 44L flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 38th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,572nd orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SBS 6 · NORAD 20872 · 1990-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SBS 6
- Object ID
- 1990-091A
- Epoch
- 1990-10-13 15:36:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.99583223 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6088925
- Inclination
- 4.8011°
- Ascending node
- 180.6781°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1338°
- Mean anomaly
- 185.5382°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- SBS 6 · NORAD 20872
- Galaxy 6 · NORAD 20873
Ariane H10 V39 · re-entered September 20, 2016
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
14th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 48th 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 SBS 6 & Galaxy 6 launch?
SBS 6 & Galaxy 6 launched on October 12, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SBS 6 & Galaxy 6?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SBS 6 & Galaxy 6?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did SBS 6 & Galaxy 6 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did SBS 6 & Galaxy 6 reach?
SBS 6, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 4,051 × 36,502 km orbit inclined 4.8°.
How many satellites did SBS 6 & Galaxy 6 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).