ArianespaceAriane 5 GSAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Thaicom 4
Launched
August 11, 2005 · 08:20 UTC
Image: ESA - CNES - ARIANESPACE/SOV
Summary
Thaicom 4 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 GS from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 11, 2005 at 08:20 UTC. It was Arianespace's 161st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,725th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 5 GS flight. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Thaicom 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 554 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 7.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Ariane V166Destination Orbite
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 GS · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 5 GS flightArianespace's 161st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,725th orbital launch attempt31st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thaicom 4 · NORAD 28786 · 2005-028 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-028A
- Epoch
- 2005-08-11 03:37:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25761145 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7178827
- Inclination
- 7.0097°
- Ascending node
- 258.7508°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.4017°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.8312°
- 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: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Thaicom 4 · NORAD 28786 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L523 EPS · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A high throughput satellite built by SSL for Thaicom. Porivdes broadband in the Asia Pacific region at incredible speeds.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
22nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 175th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 11, 5:20 AM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
179 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Thaicom 4 launch?
Thaicom 4 launched on August 11, 2005 at 08:20 UTC.
Where can I watch Thaicom 4?
Coverage: Ariane V166. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Thaicom 4?
Ariane 5 GS, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 GS spec sheet
Where did Thaicom 4 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Aug 11, 5:20 AM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Thaicom 4 reach?
Thaicom 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 554 × 35,795 km orbit inclined 7.0°.
How many satellites did Thaicom 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).