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Name: Ariane 42P | Galaxy 7
Start: 1992-10-28T00:15:00.000Z
End: 1992-10-28T00:15:00.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 2

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Ariane 42P | Galaxy 7

Arianespace • Ariane 42P • Ariane Launch Area 2 (NA)

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Galaxy 7

Arianespace • Ariane 42P • LA-2

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Ariane 42P

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Variant: 42P

Length: 55.9 m

Diameter: 3.8 m

Reusable: No

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Provider

Arianespace

Vehicle

Ariane 42P

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 2 (LA-2)

State

NET

1992-10-28T00:15:00+00:00

Window start

1992-10-28T00:15:00+00:00

Window end

1992-10-28T00:15:00+00:00

Orbit

Geostationary Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Reusable

LEO capacity (kg)

6000

GTO capacity (kg)

2990

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Ariane Launch Area 2

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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana5.23200, -52.77819Provider map

Galaxy 7

American communications satellite

Rocket

Ariane 42P

Manufacturer: Aérospatiale

The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.

Maiden flight

1990-11-20

Launch mass (t)

323

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Service provider

Arianespace

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Commercial • FRA

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

Objects from this launch

30 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1992-072

Last checked: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Snapshot hash: 06afd955293bbcb0aa9e3951e8a35e04ff3422c8101db18052971998e31a0060

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 1DEB: 28UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

GALAXY 7 (G-7)
1992-072ANORAD 22205PAYUnited States (US)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1444.24 minRCS: 5.093 m²
Inc: 14.5°
35916 km → 35976 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072AANORAD 34194DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 324.23 minRCS: 0.100 m²
Inc: 9.9°
299 km → 18212 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ABNORAD 34195DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 488.54 minRCS: 0.016 m²
Inc: 5.4°
682 km → 27657 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ACNORAD 34196DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 495.48 minRCS: 0.079 m²
Inc: 7.3°
952 km → 27775 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ADNORAD 34197DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 340.85 minRCS: 0.372 m²
Inc: 13.1°
501 km → 19070 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072AENORAD 34198DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 472.91 minRCS: 0.584 m²
Inc: 8.8°
597 km → 26861 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072AFNORAD 34199DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 495.30 minRCS: 0.239 m²
Inc: 6.7°
1010 km → 27707 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072CNORAD 22670DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 362.65 minRCS: 15.467 m²
Inc: 6.8°
244 km → 20691 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072DNORAD 23301DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 385.79 minRCS: 0.293 m²
Inc: 7.4°
579 km → 21774 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ENORAD 25150DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 99.55 minRCS: 0.189 m²
Inc: 7.5°
166 km → 1309 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072FNORAD 25151DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 101.93 minRCS: 1.344 m²
Inc: 6.7°
142 km → 1558 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072GNORAD 25734DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 103.32 minRCS: 0.005 m²
Inc: 7.0°
184 km → 1647 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072HNORAD 26413DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 97.22 minRCS: 0.609 m²
Inc: 7.0°
217 km → 1034 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072JNORAD 26741DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 491.64 minRCS: 0.155 m²
Inc: 7.3°
807 km → 27705 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072KNORAD 26850DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 496.63 minRCS: 0.473 m²
Inc: 7.3°
1002 km → 27789 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072LNORAD 26981DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 498.13 minRCS: 0.126 m²
Inc: 9.9°
957 km → 27918 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072MNORAD 27685DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 420.23 minRCS: 0.649 m²
Inc: 6.6°
440 km → 23973 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072NNORAD 28279DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 496.03 minRCS: 0.185 m²
Inc: 7.7°
962 km → 27796 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072PNORAD 28280DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 495.01 minRCS: 0.501 m²
Inc: 6.4°
835 km → 27865 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072QNORAD 34184DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 429.73 minRCS: 0.332 m²
Inc: 7.0°
265 km → 24705 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072RNORAD 34185DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 595.31 minRCS: 0.016 m²
Inc: 7.1°
505 km → 33622 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072SNORAD 34186DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 518.44 minRCS: 0.367 m²
Inc: 6.6°
414 km → 29585 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072TNORAD 34187DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 436.90 minRCS: 0.050 m²
Inc: 7.0°
430 km → 24959 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072UNORAD 34188DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 93.19 minRCS: 0.301 m²
Inc: 13.1°
176 km → 686 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072VNORAD 34189DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 493.90 minRCS: 0.025 m²
Inc: 3.5°
802 km → 27836 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072WNORAD 34190DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 483.27 minRCS: 0.211 m²
Inc: 6.8°
641 km → 27401 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072XNORAD 34191DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 493.20 minRCS: 0.028 m²
Inc: 7.7°
828 km → 27771 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072YNORAD 34192DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 454.00 minRCS: 0.199 m²
Inc: 8.2°
507 km → 25871 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ZNORAD 34193DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 451.45 minRCS: 0.255 m²
Inc: 8.6°
413 km → 25818 km
ARIANE 42P+ R/B
1992-072BNORAD 22206RBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 93.19 minRCS: 15.228 m²
Inc: 7.1°
111 km → 751 km

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2026 snapshot

Provider legacy

Arianespace

Lifetime launches

6 in 2026

Arianespace has 53 launches on record, with 6 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Ariane 42P

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Ariane 42P has 14 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Ariane Launch Area 2

Pad launches

6 in 2026

Ariane Launch Area 2 has 29 launches from this pad on record, with 6 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

93% all time

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Pad turnaround

47d 1h

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Objects from this launch

30 objects

SATCAT inventory for 1992-072

Last checked: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Last success: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-03-15T12:11:01.431+00:00

Snapshot hash: 06afd955293bbcb0aa9e3951e8a35e04ff3422c8101db18052971998e31a0060

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 1Delta: +1RB: 1DEB: 28UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

GALAXY 7 (G-7)
1992-072ANORAD 22205PAYUnited States (US)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1444.24 minRCS: 5.093 m²
Inc: 14.5°
35916 km → 35976 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072AANORAD 34194DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 324.23 minRCS: 0.100 m²
Inc: 9.9°
299 km → 18212 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ABNORAD 34195DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 488.54 minRCS: 0.016 m²
Inc: 5.4°
682 km → 27657 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ACNORAD 34196DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 495.48 minRCS: 0.079 m²
Inc: 7.3°
952 km → 27775 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ADNORAD 34197DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 340.85 minRCS: 0.372 m²
Inc: 13.1°
501 km → 19070 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072AENORAD 34198DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 472.91 minRCS: 0.584 m²
Inc: 8.8°
597 km → 26861 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072AFNORAD 34199DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 495.30 minRCS: 0.239 m²
Inc: 6.7°
1010 km → 27707 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072CNORAD 22670DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 362.65 minRCS: 15.467 m²
Inc: 6.8°
244 km → 20691 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072DNORAD 23301DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 385.79 minRCS: 0.293 m²
Inc: 7.4°
579 km → 21774 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ENORAD 25150DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 99.55 minRCS: 0.189 m²
Inc: 7.5°
166 km → 1309 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072FNORAD 25151DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 101.93 minRCS: 1.344 m²
Inc: 6.7°
142 km → 1558 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072GNORAD 25734DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 103.32 minRCS: 0.005 m²
Inc: 7.0°
184 km → 1647 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072HNORAD 26413DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 97.22 minRCS: 0.609 m²
Inc: 7.0°
217 km → 1034 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072JNORAD 26741DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 491.64 minRCS: 0.155 m²
Inc: 7.3°
807 km → 27705 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072KNORAD 26850DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 496.63 minRCS: 0.473 m²
Inc: 7.3°
1002 km → 27789 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072LNORAD 26981DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 498.13 minRCS: 0.126 m²
Inc: 9.9°
957 km → 27918 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072MNORAD 27685DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 420.23 minRCS: 0.649 m²
Inc: 6.6°
440 km → 23973 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072NNORAD 28279DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 496.03 minRCS: 0.185 m²
Inc: 7.7°
962 km → 27796 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072PNORAD 28280DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 495.01 minRCS: 0.501 m²
Inc: 6.4°
835 km → 27865 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072QNORAD 34184DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 429.73 minRCS: 0.332 m²
Inc: 7.0°
265 km → 24705 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072RNORAD 34185DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 595.31 minRCS: 0.016 m²
Inc: 7.1°
505 km → 33622 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072SNORAD 34186DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 518.44 minRCS: 0.367 m²
Inc: 6.6°
414 km → 29585 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072TNORAD 34187DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 436.90 minRCS: 0.050 m²
Inc: 7.0°
430 km → 24959 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072UNORAD 34188DEBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 93.19 minRCS: 0.301 m²
Inc: 13.1°
176 km → 686 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072VNORAD 34189DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 493.90 minRCS: 0.025 m²
Inc: 3.5°
802 km → 27836 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072WNORAD 34190DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 483.27 minRCS: 0.211 m²
Inc: 6.8°
641 km → 27401 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072XNORAD 34191DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 493.20 minRCS: 0.028 m²
Inc: 7.7°
828 km → 27771 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072YNORAD 34192DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 454.00 minRCS: 0.199 m²
Inc: 8.2°
507 km → 25871 km
ARIANE 42P+ DEB
1992-072ZNORAD 34193DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 451.45 minRCS: 0.255 m²
Inc: 8.6°
413 km → 25818 km
ARIANE 42P+ R/B
1992-072BNORAD 22206RBFrance (FR)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 93.19 minRCS: 15.228 m²
Inc: 7.1°
111 km → 751 km