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About this launch
GStar 3 and SBS 5 were geostationary communications satellites.
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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 3
MissionCommunications · Direct-GEO
Communications · Direct-GEO
What it put in orbit15 catalogued objects, 2 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSTAR 3 1988-081A | Payload | 35758 × 35815 km · 10.9° | Globe |
| SBS 5 1988-081B | Payload | 35891 × 35950 km · 14.6° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 R/B 1988-081C | Rocket body | re-entered 2008-08-02 | |
| ARIANE 3 DEB [SYLDA] 1988-081D | Debris | re-entered 1989-06-29 | |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081E | Debris | re-entered 1999-02-19 | |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081F | Debris | re-entered 2000-09-18 | |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081G | Debris | 1066 × 36514 km · 5.8° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081H | Debris | 1043 × 36551 km · 6.3° | Globe |
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| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081J | Debris | 545 × 34290 km · 7.5° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081K | Debris | 813 × 36166 km · 8.2° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081L | Debris | 1315 × 36534 km · 6.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081M | Debris | 1119 × 36536 km · 7.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081N | Debris | 560 × 35971 km · 7.3° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081P | Debris | 826 × 36361 km · 7.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 3 DEB 1988-081Q | Debris | 1411 × 36418 km · 7.1° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1988-081. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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