ArianespaceAriane 5 GSAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15
Launched
October 13, 2005
Image: ESA - CNES - ARIANESPACE/SOV
Summary
Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 GS from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 13, 2005. It was Arianespace's 162nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,739th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 5 GS flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Galaxy 15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 584 × 35,797 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane V168Destination Orbite
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 GS · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 5 GS flightArianespace's 162nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,739th orbital launch attempt45th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Galaxy 15 · NORAD 28884 · 2005-041 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-041A
- Epoch
- 2005-10-14 04:24:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25538632 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7168183
- Inclination
- 6.9627°
- Ascending node
- 174.3603°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.7998°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.2575°
- 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
- Galaxy 15 · NORAD 28884
- Syracuse 3A · NORAD 28885 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L524 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Syracuse 3A is a powerful communication satellite for the French Ministry of Defence. Galaxy 15 is a PanAmSat telecommunications satellite operating at 133 degrees West, used to provide communications to North America.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 176th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 launch?
Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 launched on October 13, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15?
Coverage: Ariane V168. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15?
Ariane 5 GS, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 GS spec sheet
Where did Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 reach?
Galaxy 15, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 584 × 35,797 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).