ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S
Launched
February 14, 2017
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 14, 2017. It was Arianespace's 253rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,623rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 60th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Telkom-3S, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 4.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 60th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 253rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,623rd orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telkom-3S · NORAD 41944 · 2017-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2017-007A
- Epoch
- 2017-02-14 16:56:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27746382 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7276162
- Inclination
- 4.0182°
- Ascending node
- 297.8413°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7125°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.5499°
- 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
- Telkom-3S · NORAD 41944 · in orbit
- SkyBrasil-1 · NORAD 41945 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L588 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Sky Brasil-1 (also known as Intelsat 32e) is a geostationary satellite to provide direct-to-home broadcasting services over Brazil. Telkom-3S is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite. It is a replacement for Telkom-3, which was stranded in an unusable orbit due to launch failure in 2012.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
92nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 268th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
17 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S launch?
SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S launched on February 14, 2017. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S?
Coverage: VA235 - 02/14/2017; Flight VA235 – SKY Brasil-1 / Telkom 3S | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace; Arianespace Flight VA235: SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S. Watch the replay
What rocket launched SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S reach?
Telkom-3S, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 276 × 35,787 km orbit inclined 4.0°.
How many satellites did SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).