ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Yahsat 1A & New Dawn
Launched
April 22, 2011
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Yahsat 1A & New Dawn launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on April 22, 2011. It was Arianespace's 196th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,123rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Ariane 5 ECA flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Intelsat New Dawn, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,960 km orbit inclined 6.0°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 30th Ariane 5 ECA flight · 1st this yearArianespace's 196th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,123rd orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Intelsat New Dawn · NORAD 37392 · 2011-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2011-016A
- Epoch
- 2011-04-22 22:02:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26684133 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7293058
- Inclination
- 6.002°
- Ascending node
- 2.3718°
- Arg. of perigee
- 177.995°
- Mean anomaly
- 3.3859°
- 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
- Intelsat New Dawn · NORAD 37392
- Al Yah 1 · NORAD 37393 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L558 ESC-A · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Yahsat 1A is a communications satellite operating at 52.5 degrees East. New Dawn is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees East, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
57th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 210th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
118 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 Yahsat 1A & New Dawn launch?
Yahsat 1A & New Dawn launched on April 22, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Yahsat 1A & New Dawn?
Coverage: Flight VA201 – Yahsat Y1A / Intelsat New Dawn | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Yahsat 1A & New Dawn?
Ariane 5 ECA, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA spec sheet
Where did Yahsat 1A & New Dawn launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit did Yahsat 1A & New Dawn reach?
Intelsat New Dawn, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 255 × 35,960 km orbit inclined 6.0°.
How many satellites did Yahsat 1A & New Dawn launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).