ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A
Launched
March 11, 2006
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 11, 2006. It was Arianespace's 165th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,757th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Spainsat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 35,725 km orbit inclined 5.0°. 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
- 4th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 165th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,757th orbital launch attempt7th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Spainsat · NORAD 28945 · 2006-007 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2006-007A
- Epoch
- 2006-03-11 17:53:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28147665 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.727085
- Inclination
- 5.0342°
- Ascending node
- 334.717°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7323°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.7826°
- 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; 3 still in orbit
- Spainsat · NORAD 28945 · in orbit
- Hot Bird 7A · NORAD 28946
Ariane 5 L527 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Spainsat is a Spanish telecommunications satellite used for military and government communications. Providing coverage ranging from the US, South America and the Middle East, including Africa and Europe. Hot Bird is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat located at 13 degrees East, with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
26th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 179th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
80 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A launch?
Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A launched on March 11, 2006. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A?
Coverage: Vol V170 - Ariane 5 ECA - HOTBIRD 7A , SPAINSAT - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A reach?
Spainsat, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 281 × 35,725 km orbit inclined 5.0°.
How many satellites did Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).