ArianespaceAriane 2Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TDF 1
Launched
October 28, 1988
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
TDF 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 2 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on October 28, 1988. It was Arianespace's 25th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,355th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of TDF 1, one of 11 catalogued objects, from November 3, 1988, was 35,567 × 35,989 km inclined 0.1°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 2 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Ariane 2 flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 25th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,355th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDF 1 · NORAD 19621 · 1988-098 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TDF 1
- Object ID
- 1988-098A
- Epoch
- 1988-11-03 22:28:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00327826 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0050149
- Inclination
- 0.116°
- Ascending node
- 270.4124°
- Arg. of perigee
- 203.5415°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.5912°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
11 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 9 debris; 4 still in orbit
- TDF 1 · NORAD 19621 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V26 · broke up December 22, 1988
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
French direct broadcasting satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 4th this year · 35th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
98 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did TDF 1 launch?
TDF 1 launched on October 28, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TDF 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TDF 1?
Ariane 2, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 2 spec sheet
Where did TDF 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did TDF 1 reach?
The tracked orbit of TDF 1, one of 11 catalogued objects, from November 3, 1988, was 35,567 × 35,989 km inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did TDF 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).