ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2
Launched
July 24, 1990
Image: ESA
Summary
TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on July 24, 1990. It was Arianespace's 36th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,542nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). TDF 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 12,757 × 35,847 km orbit inclined 1.4°. 4 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
- 4th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 36th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,542nd orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TDF 2 · NORAD 20705 · 1990-063 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TDF 2
- Object ID
- 1990-063A
- Epoch
- 1990-07-26 12:30:03 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.61610475 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.3764031
- Inclination
- 1.353°
- Ascending node
- 90.9782°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.4544°
- Mean anomaly
- 202.7256°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.081493
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 4 still in orbit
- TDF 2 · NORAD 20705 · in orbit
- Kopernikus 2 · NORAD 20706 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V37 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
French and German direct broadcasting satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
12th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 46th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
151 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2 launch?
TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2 launched on July 24, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2 reach?
TDF 2, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 12,757 × 35,847 km orbit inclined 1.4°.
How many satellites did TDF 2 & DFS-Kopernikus 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).