ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C
Launched
March 11, 1988
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 11, 1988. It was Arianespace's 20th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,272nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Ariane 3 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Spacenet 3R, one of 5 catalogued objects, from March 15, 1988, was 35,554 × 35,772 km inclined 0.0°. 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
- 8th Ariane 3 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 20th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,272nd orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Spacenet 3R · NORAD 18951 · 1988-018 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SPACENET 3R
- Object ID
- 1988-018A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-15 18:43:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.0074003 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025846
- Inclination
- 0.0305°
- Ascending node
- 225.0338°
- Arg. of perigee
- 256.2418°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.9642°
- 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: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 debris, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Spacenet 3R · NORAD 18951 · in orbit
- Telecom 1C · NORAD 18952 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V21 · 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
20th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 30th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
177 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C launch?
Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C launched on March 11, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C reach?
The tracked orbit of Spacenet 3R, one of 5 catalogued objects, from March 15, 1988, was 35,554 × 35,772 km inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).