ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat
Launched
February 12, 2005
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on February 12, 2005. It was Arianespace's 160th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,699th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). XTAR-EUR, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 36,139 km orbit inclined 7.1°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Ariane V164Destination Orbite
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 160th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,699th orbital launch attempt5th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
XTAR-EUR · NORAD 28542 · 2005-005 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2005-005A
- Epoch
- 2005-02-13 02:55:39 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.25514489 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7306152
- Inclination
- 7.0845°
- Ascending node
- 281.7777°
- Arg. of perigee
- 178.3944°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.1478°
- 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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- XTAR-EUR · NORAD 28542
- Sloshsat-FLEVO · NORAD 28544 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L521 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
XTAR-EUR is a communication satellite operating at 29 degrees East. Serving the needs of US, Spanish and allied governments. Maqsat B2 was designed to represent a commercial passenger for vehicle evaluation but was used as a technology platform for several European experiments, including Sloshsat in this case. Sloshsat is a satellite to investigate the behavior of liquids in weightlessness.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
21st launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 174th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat launch?
XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat launched on February 12, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat?
Coverage: Ariane V164. Watch the replay
What rocket launched XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat reach?
XTAR-EUR, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 246 × 36,139 km orbit inclined 7.1°.
How many satellites did XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).