ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4
Launched
April 15, 1992
Image: ESA
Summary
Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 15, 1992. It was Arianespace's 49th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,710th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Ariane 44L flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telecom 2B, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 35,805 km orbit inclined 4.6°. 21 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
- 11th Ariane 44L flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 49th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,710th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telecom 2B · NORAD 21939 · 1992-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 21 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELECOM 2B
- Object ID
- 1992-021A
- Epoch
- 1992-04-16 05:14:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27592017 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7275862
- Inclination
- 4.5513°
- Ascending node
- 3.6791°
- Arg. of perigee
- 183.0201°
- Mean anomaly
- 189.7448°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 68
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
21 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 17 debris, 1 component; 18 still in orbit
- Telecom 2B · NORAD 21939 · in orbit
- INMARSAT II F-4 · NORAD 21940
Ariane H10+ V50 · broke up April 21, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Télécom 2B and Inmarsat-2 F4 are French and International communications satellites operating in GEO.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
25th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 2nd this year · 59th 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 Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4 launch?
Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4 launched on April 15, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4 reach?
Telecom 2B, one of 21 catalogued objects, reached a 280 × 35,805 km orbit inclined 4.6°.
How many satellites did Télécom 2B & Inmarsat-2 F4 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).