ArianespaceAriane 44LAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Telecom 2C & Insat 2C
Launched
December 6, 1995
Image: ESA
Summary
Telecom 2C & Insat 2C launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44L from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 6, 1995. It was Arianespace's 80th launch, 11th this year and humanity's 4,034th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Ariane 44L flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telecom 2C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 35,720 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 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
- 17th Ariane 44L flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 80th launch11th this yearhumanity's 4,034th orbital launch attempt73rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telecom 2C · NORAD 23730 · 1995-067 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELECOM 2C
- Object ID
- 1995-067A
- Epoch
- 1995-12-07 05:09:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28530723 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7288216
- Inclination
- 6.9876°
- Ascending node
- 240.9785°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.2317°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.9836°
- 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. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 3 still in orbit
- Telecom 2C · NORAD 23730 · in orbit
- Insat 2C · NORAD 23731 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V81 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Telecom 2C and Insat 2C are French and Indian communications satellites operating in geostationary orbit.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 11th this year · 90th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Telecom 2C & Insat 2C launch?
Telecom 2C & Insat 2C launched on December 6, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telecom 2C & Insat 2C?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telecom 2C & Insat 2C?
Ariane 44L, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44L spec sheet
Where did Telecom 2C & Insat 2C launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Telecom 2C & Insat 2C reach?
Telecom 2C, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 231 × 35,720 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Telecom 2C & Insat 2C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).