ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2
Launched
September 30, 2015
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 30, 2015. It was Arianespace's 237th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 5,499th orbital launch attempt. It was the 52nd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Sky Muster, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 35,571 km orbit inclined 5.9°. 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
- 52nd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 5th this yearArianespace's 237th launch9th this yearhumanity's 5,499th orbital launch attempt57th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Sky Muster · NORAD 40940 · 2015-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2015-054A
- Epoch
- 2015-09-30 22:12:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.29893187 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7295348
- Inclination
- 5.9206°
- Ascending node
- 144.9392°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.8346°
- Mean anomaly
- 48.1945°
- 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
- Sky Muster · NORAD 40940 · in orbit
- ARSAT-2 · NORAD 40941 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L580 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
NBN-Co 1A, nicknamed Sky Muster I, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Argentinian geostationary communications satellite ARSAT-2.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
82nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 252nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 launch?
Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 launched on September 30, 2015. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2?
Coverage: Flight VA226 – Sky Muster / ARSAT | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 reach?
Sky Muster, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 188 × 35,571 km orbit inclined 5.9°.
How many satellites did Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).