ArianespaceAriane 5 ECA+Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)
Launched
July 5, 2023 · 22:00 UTC
Image: ESA-CNES-Arianespace/Optique video du CSG/P. Piron
Summary
Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 5, 2023 at 22:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 23:05 UTC. It was Arianespace's 314th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,467th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Ariane 5 ECA+ flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,717 km orbit inclined 3.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA+ · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 11th Ariane 5 ECA+ flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 314th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,467th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit · NORAD 57213 · 2023-093 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-093A
- Epoch
- 2023-07-05 17:22:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28295825 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7275075
- Inclination
- 2.951°
- Ascending node
- 82.9334°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.6704°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.2145°
- 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; 4 still in orbit
- Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit · NORAD 57213 · in orbit
- Syracuse 4B · NORAD 57214 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L5120 ESC-D · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Syracuse 4B is a French military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) is a small geostationary communications satellite built by OHB System and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to explore and test new broadband communications technologies.
Related page: newsroom.arianespace.comRelated page: [Livestream] Ariane 5’s final flight (VA261)
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 319th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 5, 7:00 PM GMT-3, in twilight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Successful deployment and AOS confirmed for both passengers. This concludes the career of Ariane 5.
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff of the final Ariane 5
Nosu · 7/5/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 7/5/2023 · source
Delayed by 1 day due to unfavorable high altitude winds
hitura-nobad · 7/4/2023 · source
New launch date and time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/23/2023 · source
Launch delayed due to problems with rocket ahead of rollout.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/15/2023 · source
Tweak in T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2023 · source
T-0 confirmed
Nosu · 6/5/2023 · source
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/29/2023 · source
Now targeting June 16
Nosu · 4/27/2023 · source
Questions
When did Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) launch?
Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) launched on July 5, 2023 at 22:00 UTC. The launch window ran from 22:00 to 23:05 UTC.
Where can I watch Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)?
Coverage: Flight VA261 | Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit & SYRACUSE 4B | Ariane 5 | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)?
Ariane 5 ECA+, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA+ spec sheet
Where did Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Jul 5, 7:00 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) reach?
Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 268 × 35,717 km orbit inclined 3.0°.
How many satellites did Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).