ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Türksat 3A & Skynet 5C
Launched
June 12, 2008 · 22:05 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on June 12, 2008 at 22:05 UTC. It was Arianespace's 178th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,915th orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Skynet 5C, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 35,869 km orbit inclined 2.1°. 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 14th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 178th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,915th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Skynet 5C · NORAD 33055 · 2008-030 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2008-030A
- Epoch
- 2008-06-12 17:28:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.27111738 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7277615
- Inclination
- 2.0575°
- Ascending node
- 54.0411°
- Arg. of perigee
- 180.9776°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.454°
- 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
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 3 debris, 1 component; 5 still in orbit
- Skynet 5C · NORAD 33055
- Turksat 3A · NORAD 33056 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L540 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Turksat 3A is a Turkish communications satellite operated by Turksat. Providing communication services to Turkey, Europe and the Middle East from geostationary orbit at 42 degrees East. Skynet 5C is a military commications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 17.8 degrees West.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
39th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 192nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 12, 7:05 PM GMT-3, in twilight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C launch?
Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C launched on June 12, 2008 at 22:05 UTC.
Where can I watch Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C?
Coverage: VOL V183 - Ariane 5 ECA - Skynet5C,Turksat3A - decollage takeoff liftoff. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Jun 12, 7:05 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C reach?
Skynet 5C, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 285 × 35,869 km orbit inclined 2.1°.
How many satellites did Turksat 3A & Skynet 5C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).