ArianespaceAriane 42PAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Telkom 1
Launched
August 12, 1999
Image: NASA
Summary
Telkom 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 42P from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 12, 1999. It was Arianespace's 115th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,333rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Ariane 42P flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telkom 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 37,222 km orbit inclined 6.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 42P · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 13th Ariane 42P flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 115th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,333rd orbital launch attempt44th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telkom 1 · NORAD 25880 · 1999-042 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELKOM 1
- Object ID
- 1999-042A
- Epoch
- 1999-08-12 17:53:05 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.17942302 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.734767
- Inclination
- 6.9235°
- Ascending node
- 121.3652°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.3427°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.47°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Telkom 1 · NORAD 25880 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V118 · re-entered March 10, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Telkom-1 is an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite operated by PT Telkomunikasi.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
90th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 127th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
132 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Telkom 1 launch?
Telkom 1 launched on August 12, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telkom 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telkom 1?
Ariane 42P, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 42P spec sheet
Where did Telkom 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Telkom 1 reach?
Telkom 1, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 294 × 37,222 km orbit inclined 6.9°.
How many satellites did Telkom 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).