ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2
Launched
October 8, 1994
Image: ESA
Summary
Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 8, 1994. It was Arianespace's 67th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,936th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Solidaridad 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 36,215 km orbit inclined 3.9°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 67th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,936th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Solidaridad 2 · NORAD 23313 · 1994-065 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SOLIDARIDAD 2
- Object ID
- 1994-065A
- Epoch
- 1994-10-08 06:56:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25340264 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7328192
- Inclination
- 3.9051°
- Ascending node
- 211.5674°
- Arg. of perigee
- 176.4137°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.5379°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00010268
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; 1 still in orbit
- Solidaridad 2 · NORAD 23313
- Thaicom 2 · NORAD 23314 · in orbit
Ariane H10+ V68 · re-entered January 22, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mexican and Thai communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
43rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 6th this year · 77th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
29 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2 launch?
Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2 launched on October 8, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2 reach?
Solidaridad 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 195 × 36,215 km orbit inclined 3.9°.
How many satellites did Solidaridad 2 & Thaicom 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).