ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Superbird B2
Launched
February 18, 2000
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Superbird B2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 18, 2000. It was Arianespace's 123rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,380th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Superbird B2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,741 km orbit inclined 5.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 123rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,380th orbital launch attempt13th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Superbird B2 · NORAD 26095 · 2000-012 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- SUPERBIRD 4
- Object ID
- 2000-012A
- Epoch
- 2000-02-18 03:06:06 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28410137 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7290859
- Inclination
- 5.0307°
- Ascending node
- 341.3567°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.6066°
- Mean anomaly
- 59.8095°
- 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: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Superbird B2 · NORAD 26095 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V127 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Japanese communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
98th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 136th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
24 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Superbird B2 launch?
Superbird B2 launched on February 18, 2000. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Superbird B2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Superbird B2?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Superbird B2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Superbird B2 reach?
Superbird B2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,741 km orbit inclined 5.0°.
How many satellites did Superbird B2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).