ArianespaceAriane 44LPAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TV-Sat 2
Launched
August 8, 1989
Image: Arianespace
Summary
TV-Sat 2 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 44LP from Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on August 8, 1989. It was Arianespace's 32nd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,437th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 44LP flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). The tracked orbit of TV-SAT 2, one of 15 catalogued objects, from August 14, 1989, was 35,539 × 35,658 km inclined 0.2°. 15 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
- 4th Ariane 44LP flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 32nd launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,437th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
TV-SAT 2 · NORAD 20168 · 1989-062 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TVSAT 2
- Object ID
- 1989-062A
- Epoch
- 1989-08-14 03:58:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.00972817 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0014104
- Inclination
- 0.1712°
- Ascending node
- 261.7756°
- Arg. of perigee
- 23.104°
- Mean anomaly
- 70.2649°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
15 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 11 debris, 1 component; 10 still in orbit
- TV-SAT 2 · NORAD 20168 · in orbit
- Hipparcos · NORAD 20169 · in orbit
Ariane H10 V33 · broke up February 10, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
German geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
8th launch from Ariane Launch Area 2, 3rd this year · 42nd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
119 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did TV-Sat 2 launch?
TV-Sat 2 launched on August 8, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch TV-Sat 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched TV-Sat 2?
Ariane 44LP, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 44LP spec sheet
Where did TV-Sat 2 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did TV-Sat 2 reach?
The tracked orbit of TV-SAT 2, one of 15 catalogued objects, from August 14, 1989, was 35,539 × 35,658 km inclined 0.2°.
How many satellites did TV-Sat 2 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).