ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a
Launched
April 16, 1997
Image: Arianespace
Summary
Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 16, 1997. It was Arianespace's 94th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,135th orbital launch attempt. It was the 16th Ariane 44LP flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Thaicom 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,759 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 44LP · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 16th Ariane 44LP flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 94th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,135th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thaicom 3 · NORAD 24768 · 1997-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- THAICOM 3
- Object ID
- 1997-016A
- Epoch
- 1997-04-17 04:54:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.28282098 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.729188
- Inclination
- 7.0207°
- Ascending node
- 10.0304°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.1385°
- Mean anomaly
- 187.8928°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00001
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; 2 still in orbit
- Thaicom 3 · NORAD 24768 · in orbit
- BSAT 1a · NORAD 24769 · in orbit
Ariane H10-3 V95 · re-entered February 22, 2012
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Thaicom 3 and BSat 1a are Thai and Japanese commmunications satellites.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
69th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 104th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
46 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a launch?
Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a launched on April 16, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a reach?
Thaicom 3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 227 × 35,759 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Thaicom 3 & BSat 1a launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).