ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Skynet 5B & Star One C1
Launched
November 14, 2007
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Skynet 5B & Star One C1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 14, 2007. It was Arianespace's 174th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,876th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Star One C1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,759 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 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
- 12th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 174th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,876th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Star One C1 · NORAD 32293 · 2007-056 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2007-056A
- Epoch
- 2007-11-14 17:26:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28001351 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.727739
- Inclination
- 5.9753°
- Ascending node
- 211.7966°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7738°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.9105°
- 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
- Star One C1 · NORAD 32293 · in orbit
- Skynet 5B · NORAD 32294
Ariane 5 L538 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Skynet 5B is a military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 53 degrees East. Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite located in Geostationary Orbit at 65 degrees West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
35th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 5th this year · 188th 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
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Questions
When did Skynet 5B & Star One C1 launch?
Skynet 5B & Star One C1 launched on November 14, 2007. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Skynet 5B & Star One C1?
Coverage: Vol V179 - Ariane 5 ECA - Skynet 5B , Star One C1 - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Skynet 5B & Star One C1?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Skynet 5B & Star One C1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Skynet 5B & Star One C1 reach?
Star One C1, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,759 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did Skynet 5B & Star One C1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).