ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7
Launched
May 4, 2017
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 4, 2017. It was Arianespace's 255th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,639th orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Koreasat 7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 35,765 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Arianespace Vol VA236 / SGDC et KOREASAT-7 (VF)arianespace
- Flight VA236 – SGDC / KOREASAT-7 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespacearianespace
- Décollage du vol Ariane 236 depuis KourouCentre spatial guyanais
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 61st Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 255th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,639th orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Koreasat 7 · NORAD 42691 · 2017-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-023A
- Epoch
- 2017-05-05 04:25:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2783845 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7271699
- Inclination
- 4.0263°
- Ascending node
- 17.9449°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.3638°
- Mean anomaly
- 214.3847°
- 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
- Koreasat 7 · NORAD 42691 · in orbit
- SGDC · NORAD 42692 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L589 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Both SGDC 1 and Koreasat 7 are geostationary telecommunications satellites. SGDC 1 is a 5800 kg satellite for Brazil, equipped with 50 Ka-band and 7 X-band transponders, and intended for both civil and military use. Koreasat 7 is to provide internet access, multimedia, broadcasting and fixed communications services to South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia and India. Satellite weighs around 3500 kg, and its operational lifetime is 15 years.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
93rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 270th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOpen in maps
Questions
When did SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7 launch?
SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7 launched on May 4, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7?
Coverage: Arianespace Vol VA236 / SGDC et KOREASAT-7 (VF); Flight VA236 – SGDC / KOREASAT-7 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace; Décollage du vol Ariane 236 depuis Kourou. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7 reach?
Koreasat 7, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 35,765 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).