ArianespaceAriane 1Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
SPOT 1 & Viking
Launched
February 22, 1986
Image: ESA (1980)
Summary
SPOT 1 & Viking launched on an Arianespace Ariane 1 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 22, 1986. It was Arianespace's 15th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,049th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Ariane 1 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). SPOT 1, one of 500 catalogued objects, reached a 831 × 868 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 500 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 1 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 11th Ariane 1 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 15th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,049th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SPOT 1 · NORAD 16613 · 1986-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 500 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SPOT 1
- Object ID
- 1986-019A
- Epoch
- 1986-02-22 01:49:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.14897845 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025478
- Inclination
- 98.7266°
- Ascending node
- 129.0981°
- Arg. of perigee
- 49.2649°
- Mean anomaly
- 311.0731°
- 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: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
500 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 495 debris, 2 components; 25 still in orbit
- SPOT 1 · NORAD 16613 · in orbit
- Viking · NORAD 16614 · in orbit
Ariane H8 V16 · broke up November 13, 1986
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
SPOT 1 is a French Earth observation satellite. Viking is Sweden's first satellite.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
17th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 1st this year · 25th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
162 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SPOT 1 & Viking launch?
SPOT 1 & Viking launched on February 22, 1986. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SPOT 1 & Viking?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SPOT 1 & Viking?
Ariane 1, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 1 spec sheet
Where did SPOT 1 & Viking launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did SPOT 1 & Viking reach?
SPOT 1, one of 500 catalogued objects, reached a 831 × 868 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did SPOT 1 & Viking launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).