ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Star One D1 & JCSAT-15
Launched
December 21, 2016
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Star One D1 & JCSAT-15 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 21, 2016. It was Arianespace's 251st launch, 11th this year and humanity's 5,614th orbital launch attempt. It was the 59th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). JCSAT 15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 35,338 km orbit inclined 6.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 59th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 6th this yearArianespace's 251st launch11th this yearhumanity's 5,614th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
JCSAT 15 · NORAD 41903 · 2016-082 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-082A
- Epoch
- 2016-12-21 21:45:48 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.31486035 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7278702
- Inclination
- 6.1072°
- Ascending node
- 224.7167°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1272°
- Mean anomaly
- 32.9737°
- 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
- JCSAT 15 · NORAD 41903 · in orbit
- Star One D1 · NORAD 41904 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L587 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Both are communications satellites. Equipped with C-, Ku-, and Ka-band payloads, Star One D1 will be used for telecommunications, television broadcast, broadband, Internet access, and other services in Brazil and in the Latin American region. JCSAT-15 will operate in Ku-band and is designed with the flexibility to be used for services such as video distribution in Japan, and data transfer communications, maritime and aviation applications in the Indian Ocean Region.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
90th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 7th this year · 266th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
34 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Star One D1 & JCSAT-15 launch?
Star One D1 & JCSAT-15 launched on December 21, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Star One D1 & JCSAT-15?
Coverage: Flight VA234 - Ariane 5's year-ending success; Liftoff of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 with Star One D1 and JCSAT-15. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Star One D1 & JCSAT-15?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Star One D1 & JCSAT-15 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Star One D1 & JCSAT-15 reach?
JCSAT 15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 198 × 35,338 km orbit inclined 6.1°.
How many satellites did Star One D1 & JCSAT-15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).