ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1
Launched
June 5, 1989
Image: ESA
Summary
Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 5, 1989. It was Arianespace's 30th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,415th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 44L flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of Superbird A, one of 4 catalogued objects, from June 10, 1989, was 35,643 × 35,831 km inclined 0.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44L · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 44L flightArianespace's 30th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,415th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Superbird A · NORAD 20040 · 1989-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SUPERBIRD A
- Object ID
- 1989-041A
- Epoch
- 1989-06-10 20:28:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00473261 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0022295
- Inclination
- 0.0343°
- Ascending node
- 41.5679°
- Arg. of perigee
- 202.3138°
- Mean anomaly
- 115.8913°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Superbird A · NORAD 20040 · in orbit
- Kopernikus · NORAD 20041 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V31 · re-entered June 13, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Direct broadcasting geostationary satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
7th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 40th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 launch?
Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 launched on June 5, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of Superbird A, one of 4 catalogued objects, from June 10, 1989, was 35,643 × 35,831 km inclined 0.0°.
How many satellites did Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).