European Space AgencyAriane 5 GAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

XMM-Newton

Name: XMM-Newton launch
Start: 1999-12-10T14:32:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Launched

December 10, 1999 · 14:32 UTC

Launch Successful

Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace

Summary

XMM-Newton launched on an European Space Agency Ariane 5 G from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on December 10, 1999 at 14:32 UTC. It was European Space Agency's 4th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,359th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Ariane 5 G flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for High Earth Orbit (HEO). XMM-Newton, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 845 × 112,119 km orbit inclined 39.9°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch: No webcast on record.
Vehicle: Ariane 5 G · European Space Agency
Booster: No booster details on record.
Mission: Astrophysics · High Earth Orbit (HEO)
Milestone: 4th Ariane 5 G flight · 1st this yearEuropean Space Agency's 4th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,359th orbital launch attempt70th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

39.9°Inclination

845 × 112119 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements

2613.6 minPeriodfrom mean elements

238.0°Ascending node

9806 d agoElement epoch1999-12-10 14:36 UTC · stale

XMM-Newton · NORAD 25989 · 1999-066 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers

Object: XMM
Object ID: 1999-066A
Epoch: 1999-12-10 14:36:14 UTC
Mean motion: 0.55095466 rev/day
Eccentricity: 0.8851996
Inclination: 39.9041°
Ascending node: 237.9777°
Arg. of perigee: 55.327°
Mean anomaly: 357.9464°
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: HEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

XMM-Newton · NORAD 25989 · in orbit

Ariane 5 L504 EPS · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

An X-Ray space observatory launches by the ESA.

News

1 story

ESA · Jul 1XMM-Newton helps revise distance to outer spiral armsThe European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescopes have spotted the aftermath of three bright explosions echoing through the outer spiral arms of our galaxy, the Milky Way. By measuring the distance to these echoes, they find the outer arms to be up to 10% further away than we thought.

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

4th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 133rd from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 10, 11:32 AM GMT-3, in daylight

118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

414 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did XMM-Newton launch?

XMM-Newton launched on December 10, 1999 at 14:32 UTC.

Where can I watch XMM-Newton?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched XMM-Newton?

Ariane 5 G, flown by European Space Agency. Ariane 5 G spec sheet

Where did XMM-Newton launch from?

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Dec 10, 11:32 AM GMT-3 local time at the pad.

What orbit did XMM-Newton reach?

XMM-Newton, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 845 × 112,119 km orbit inclined 39.9°.

How many satellites did XMM-Newton launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).