ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2
Launched
November 10, 1984
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 10, 1984. It was Arianespace's 10th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,889th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 3 flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Spacenet F2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 35,810 km orbit inclined 7.1°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 3 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 3 flightArianespace's 10th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,889th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Spacenet F2 · NORAD 15385 · 1984-114 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SPACENET 2
- Object ID
- 1984-114A
- Epoch
- 1984-11-10 13:26:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28123681 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7304715
- Inclination
- 7.061°
- Ascending node
- 240.549°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.891°
- Mean anomaly
- 48.288°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Spacenet F2 · NORAD 15385
- Marecs 2 · NORAD 15386 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V11 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
12th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 4th this year · 20th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
97 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2 launch?
Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2 launched on November 10, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2 reach?
Spacenet F2, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 199 × 35,810 km orbit inclined 7.1°.
How many satellites did Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).