ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C
Launched
February 26, 1992
Image: ESA
Summary
Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 26, 1992. It was Arianespace's 48th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,699th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Superbird B1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 35,976 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 3 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
- 10th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 48th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,699th orbital launch attempt11th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Superbird B1 · NORAD 21893 · 1992-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SUPERBIRD B1
- Object ID
- 1992-010A
- Epoch
- 1992-02-26 19:13:31 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26908476 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7310952
- Inclination
- 7.001°
- Ascending node
- 330.8593°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.8268°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.6226°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Superbird B1 · NORAD 21893 · in orbit
- Arabsat 1C · NORAD 21894
Ariane H10 V49 · re-entered May 2, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Superbird B1 and Arabsat 1C are Japanese and Saudi Arabian communications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
24th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 58th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C launch?
Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C launched on February 26, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C reach?
Superbird B1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 35,976 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Superbird B1 & Arabsat 1C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).