ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1
Launched
August 30, 1990
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 30, 1990. It was Arianespace's 37th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,559th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Skynet 4C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 35,810 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 37th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,559th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Skynet 4C · NORAD 20776 · 1990-079 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SKYNET 4C
- Object ID
- 1990-079A
- Epoch
- 1990-08-31 04:33:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27927212 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7294489
- Inclination
- 6.9519°
- Ascending node
- 135.1035°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.0261°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.3182°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Skynet 4C · NORAD 20776
- Eutelsat II F-1 · NORAD 20777
Ariane H10 V38 · re-entered August 28, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
13th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 4th this year · 47th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
37 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 launch?
Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 launched on August 30, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 reach?
Skynet 4C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 35,810 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Skynet 4C & Eutelsat-2 F1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).