ArianespaceAriane 40Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
SPOT-4
Launched
March 24, 1998
Image: Arianespace
Summary
SPOT-4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 40 from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 24, 1998. It was Arianespace's 105th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,225th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 40 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). SPOT-4, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 808 × 812 km orbit inclined 98.7°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 40 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Ariane 40 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 105th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,225th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SPOT-4 · NORAD 25260 · 1998-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SPOT 4
- Object ID
- 1998-017A
- Epoch
- 1998-03-25 06:30:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.26602938 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003038
- Inclination
- 98.7413°
- Ascending node
- 159.8483°
- Arg. of perigee
- 157.3643°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.7665°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 17
- B*
- -0.00067238
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
10 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 8 debris; 2 still in orbit
- SPOT-4 · NORAD 25260 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V107 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The satellites SPOT 4 (Satellite Probatoire de l'Observation de la Terre) was a second generation of SPOT earth observation satellite operated by Spot Image.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
80th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 116th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did SPOT-4 launch?
SPOT-4 launched on March 24, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch SPOT-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched SPOT-4?
Ariane 40, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 40 spec sheet
Where did SPOT-4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did SPOT-4 reach?
SPOT-4, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 808 × 812 km orbit inclined 98.7°.
How many satellites did SPOT-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).