ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Telecom 2A
Launched
December 16, 1991
Image: ESA
Summary
Telecom 2A launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 16, 1991. It was Arianespace's 47th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 3,684th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Ariane 44L flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telecom 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,946 × 35,752 km orbit inclined 1.9°. 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
- 9th Ariane 44L flight · 4th this yearArianespace's 47th launch8th this yearhumanity's 3,684th orbital launch attempt87th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telecom 2A · NORAD 21813 · 1991-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELECOM 2A
- Object ID
- 1991-084A
- Epoch
- 1991-12-18 12:39:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.88111681 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.5195848
- Inclination
- 1.9425°
- Ascending node
- 247.3628°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.2282°
- Mean anomaly
- 184.1209°
- 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: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Telecom 2A · NORAD 21813 · in orbit
- INMARSAT II F-3 · NORAD 21814
Ariane H10 V48 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
French communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
23rd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 8th this year · 57th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
48 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Telecom 2A launch?
Telecom 2A launched on December 16, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telecom 2A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telecom 2A?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Telecom 2A launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Telecom 2A reach?
Telecom 2A, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 6,946 × 35,752 km orbit inclined 1.9°.
How many satellites did Telecom 2A launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).