Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

Artemis & BSAT-2b

Partial failure Arianespace, Ariane 5 G

Mission

Communications · GTO

Artemis is a geostationary earth orbit satellite for a ESA data relay satellite, it operates at the 21.5 degrees East. BSAT-2b is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.

What it put in orbit

ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
ARTEMIS 2001-029A Payload 36002 × 36126 km · 14.8° Globe
BSAT-2B 2001-029B Payload re-entered 2014-01-28
ARIANE 5 R/B 2001-029C Rocket body re-entered 2012-11-22
ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2001-029D Debris re-entered 2010-10-06

COSPAR ID 2001-029. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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