ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Superbird A1
Launched
December 1, 1992
Image: NASA
Summary
Superbird A1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 1, 1992. It was Arianespace's 54th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,774th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 42P flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Superbird A1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 244 × 36,001 km orbit inclined 7.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Ariane 42P flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 54th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,774th orbital launch attempt86th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Superbird A1 · NORAD 22253 · 1992-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SUPERBIRD A1
- Object ID
- 1992-084A
- Epoch
- 1992-12-02 04:38:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26474808 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7299173
- Inclination
- 7.1628°
- Ascending node
- 226.9482°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0855°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.4199°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Superbird A1 · NORAD 22253 · in orbit
Ariane H10+ V55 · re-entered May 17, 2015
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese communications satellite.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
30th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 7th this year · 64th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 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 Superbird A1 launch?
Superbird A1 launched on December 1, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Superbird A1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Superbird A1?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did Superbird A1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Superbird A1 reach?
Superbird A1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 244 × 36,001 km orbit inclined 7.2°.
How many satellites did Superbird A1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).