Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
MEASAT-3b is a communications satellite operating at 91.5 degrees East with MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a. Optus 10 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 164 degrees East.
Where to watch
Replay Launch webcastMore 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
Ariane 5 ECA: specs, record and next flights → Arianespace: all its launches →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTUS 10 2014-054A | Payload | 35779 × 35795 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| MEASAT-3B 2014-054B | Payload | 35785 × 35788 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2014-054C | Rocket body | 265 × 31527 km · 6.1° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2014-054D | Debris | re-entered 2023-05-08 |
COSPAR ID 2014-054. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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