ArianespaceAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Stellat 5 & N-Star C
Launched
July 5, 2002
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Stellat 5 & N-Star C launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 5, 2002. It was Arianespace's 149th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,546th orbital launch attempt. It was the 12th Ariane 5 G flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Stellat 5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 35,691 km orbit inclined 5.5°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 12th Ariane 5 G flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 149th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,546th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Stellat 5 · NORAD 27460 · 2002-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STELLAT 5
- Object ID
- 2002-035A
- Epoch
- 2002-07-06 05:08:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26183544 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7157691
- Inclination
- 5.474°
- Ascending node
- 85.3856°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1148°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.0365°
- 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
- Stellat 5 · NORAD 27460
- N-Star c · NORAD 27461 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L512 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Stellat 5 is a communications satellite belonging to Eutelsat, operating at 5 degrees West. N-Star C is a geostationary communications satellite operating at 136 degrees East.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
12th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 162nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
126 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Stellat 5 & N-Star C launch?
Stellat 5 & N-Star C launched on July 5, 2002. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Stellat 5 & N-Star C?
Coverage: Vol V153 - Ariane 5 G - Stellat 5 , N-Star C - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Stellat 5 & N-Star C?
Ariane 5 G, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G spec sheet
Where did Stellat 5 & N-Star C launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Stellat 5 & N-Star C reach?
Stellat 5, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 597 × 35,691 km orbit inclined 5.5°.
How many satellites did Stellat 5 & N-Star C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).