Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Astra 3B is one of the Astra satellites operated by SES to provide digital television & radio for direct to home communications for Europe and the Middle East, operating at 23.5 degrees East. COMSATBw 1 is a satellite providing German military communications for voice and fax as well as advanced…
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Site
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket and boosterAriane 5 ECA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA
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MissionCommunications · GTO
Communications · GTO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTRA 3B 2010-021A | Payload | 35777 × 35796 km · 1.8° | Globe |
| COMSATBW-2 2010-021B | Payload | 35772 × 35800 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2010-021C | Rocket body | 265 × 31708 km · 2.7° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2010-021D | Debris | re-entered 2020-02-14 |
COSPAR ID 2010-021. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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