ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B
Launched
March 11, 2007
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 11, 2007. It was Arianespace's 170th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,825th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Insat 4B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,555 × 47,990 km orbit inclined 5.0°. 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
- 9th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 170th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,825th orbital launch attempt8th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Insat 4B · NORAD 30793 · 2007-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2007-007A
- Epoch
- 2007-03-11 17:17:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.57964159 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7455118
- Inclination
- 5.0424°
- Ascending node
- 320.4499°
- Arg. of perigee
- 187.3053°
- Mean anomaly
- 242.1793°
- 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; 2 still in orbit
- Insat 4B · NORAD 30793 · in orbit
- Skynet 5A · NORAD 30794
Ariane 5 L535 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Skynet 5A is a military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 6 degrees East. Insat-4B is an indian communications satelite operating in geostationary orbit at 93.48 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
31st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 184th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B launch?
Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B launched on March 11, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B?
Coverage: Vol V175 - Ariane 5 ECA - Skynet-5A , Insat-4B - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B reach?
Insat 4B, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 1,555 × 47,990 km orbit inclined 5.0°.
How many satellites did Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).