Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Hot Bird 10 is a French communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. It provides direct to home broadcasting from geostationary orbit at 13 degrees East. NSS9 is a communications satellite owned by SES, operating at 177 degrees West. Spirale is a French government programme to develop an early…
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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 5 ECA
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA
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MissionCommunications · GTO
Communications · GTO
What it put in orbit6 catalogued objects, 4 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSS-9 2009-008A | Payload | 35777 × 35795 km · 1.6° | Globe |
| EUTELSAT 33E 2009-008B | Payload | 36153 × 36172 km · 3.0° | Globe |
| SPIRALE A 2009-008C | Payload | 213 × 16923 km · 2.0° | Globe |
| SPIRALE B 2009-008D | Payload | 267 × 26533 km · 2.2° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2009-008E | Debris | re-entered 2018-02-03 | |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2009-008F | Rocket body | 264 × 32721 km · 2.5° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2009-008. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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