ArianespaceAriane 2Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Tele-X
Launched
April 2, 1989
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
Tele-X launched on an Arianespace Ariane 2 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 2, 1989. It was Arianespace's 29th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,401st orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Ariane 2 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Tele-X, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 11,322 × 35,793 km orbit inclined 1.3°. 5 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
- 6th Ariane 2 flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 29th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,401st orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tele-X · NORAD 19919 · 1989-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELE-X
- Object ID
- 1989-027A
- Epoch
- 1989-04-03 15:47:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.67677922 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.4088254
- Inclination
- 1.2926°
- Ascending node
- 40.3154°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0921°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.1278°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris; 3 still in orbit
- Tele-X · NORAD 19919 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V30 · broke up April 19, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Swedish geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 2nd this year · 39th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
65 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Tele-X launch?
Tele-X launched on April 2, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Tele-X?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Tele-X?
Ariane 2, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 2 spec sheet
Where did Tele-X launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Tele-X reach?
Tele-X, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 11,322 × 35,793 km orbit inclined 1.3°.
How many satellites did Tele-X launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).