ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Spacenet 1
Launched
May 23, 1984
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
Spacenet 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on May 23, 1984. It was Arianespace's 8th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,824th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Ariane 1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Spacenet F1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,794 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Ariane 1 flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 8th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,824th orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Spacenet F1 · NORAD 14985 · 1984-049 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- CHINASAT 5 (SPACENET 1)
- Object ID
- 1984-049A
- Epoch
- 1984-05-23 07:17:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28039469 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293841
- Inclination
- 7.021°
- Ascending node
- 76.7427°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.371°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.2779°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Spacenet F1 · NORAD 14985
Ariane H8 V9 · re-entered March 17, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
10th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 18th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Spacenet 1 launch?
Spacenet 1 launched on May 23, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Spacenet 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Spacenet 1?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did Spacenet 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Spacenet 1 reach?
Spacenet F1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,794 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Spacenet 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).