ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Telstar 7
Launched
September 25, 1999
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Telstar 7 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 25, 1999. It was Arianespace's 117th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,343rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 20th Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Telstar 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 137 × 59,952 km orbit inclined 7.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 20th Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 117th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,343rd orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Telstar 7 · NORAD 25922 · 1999-052 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TELSTAR 7
- Object ID
- 1999-052A
- Epoch
- 1999-09-25 08:11:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.24933392 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.821297
- Inclination
- 7.0718°
- Ascending node
- 278.2404°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1315°
- Mean anomaly
- 26.9991°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000018124
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
- Telstar 7 · NORAD 25922
Ariane H10-3 V121 · re-entered December 10, 1999
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
American communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
92nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 5th this year · 129th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Telstar 7 launch?
Telstar 7 launched on September 25, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Telstar 7?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Telstar 7?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Telstar 7 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Telstar 7 reach?
Telstar 7, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 137 × 59,952 km orbit inclined 7.1°.
How many satellites did Telstar 7 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).