ArianespaceAriane 2Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TV-Sat 1
Launched
November 21, 1987
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
TV-Sat 1 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 2 from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on November 21, 1987. It was Arianespace's 19th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,238th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 2 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Its tracked orbit, from November 30, 1987, was 35,224 × 35,839 km inclined 0.1°. One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 2 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 2 flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 19th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,238th orbital launch attempt99th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TV-SAT · NORAD 18570 · 1987-095 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TVSAT 1
- Object ID
- 1987-095A
- Epoch
- 1987-11-30 19:29:32 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.01214759 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0073373
- Inclination
- 0.1404°
- Ascending node
- 300.1206°
- Arg. of perigee
- 161.3328°
- Mean anomaly
- 259.4169°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; 1 still in orbit
- TV-SAT · NORAD 18570 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
German geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
2nd launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 1st this year · 29th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
602 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did TV-Sat 1 launch?
TV-Sat 1 launched on November 21, 1987. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TV-Sat 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TV-Sat 1?
Ariane 2, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 2 spec sheet
Where did TV-Sat 1 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did TV-Sat 1 reach?
Its tracked orbit, from November 30, 1987, was 35,224 × 35,839 km inclined 0.1°.
How many satellites did TV-Sat 1 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).