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Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36

Name: Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36
Start: 2016-08-24T22:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-08-24T22:22:00.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA • Ariane Launch Area 3 (NA)

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Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36

Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA • LA-3

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Provider

Arianespace

Vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3 (LA-3)

State

NET

2016-08-24T22:16:01+00:00

Window start

2016-08-24T22:00:00+00:00

Window end

2016-08-24T22:22:00+00:00

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Arianespace

246

Lifetime launches

6 in 2026

Arianespace has 246 launches on record, with 6 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Ariane 5 ECA

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Ariane 5 ECA has 71 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Ariane Launch Area 3

Pad launches

4 in 2026

Ariane Launch Area 3 has 87 launches from this pad on record, with 4 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

97% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

67d

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Objects from this launch

40 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2016-053

Last checked: 2026-06-03T00:11:01.567+00:00

Last success: 2026-06-03T00:11:01.567+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-06-03T00:11:01.567+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-06-03T00:11:01.567+00:00

Snapshot hash: cbded9a847c2cc8e16e937bab7e7855c5f471eaca155bd54327aed9cb4904f70

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 2Delta: +2RB: 1DEB: 37UNK: 0

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INTELSAT 36 (IS-36)
2016-053ANORAD 41747PAYIntelsat (ITSO)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1436.10 minRCS: 6.493 m²
Inc: 0.0°
35780 km → 35794 km
INTELSAT 33E (IS-33E)
2016-053BNORAD 41748PAYIntelsat (ITSO)Ops: -
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1437.50 minRCS: 40.968 m²
Inc: 1.5°
35718 km → 35910 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AANORAD 64396DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1460.21 min
Inc: 1.5°
35746 km → 36769 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ABNORAD 64397DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1447.57 min
Inc: 1.5°
35804 km → 36218 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ACNORAD 64398DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1425.99 min
Inc: 1.4°
34894 km → 36283 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ADNORAD 64399DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1456.55 min
Inc: 1.3°
33970 km → 38402 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AENORAD 64400DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1393.44 min
Inc: 1.4°
32843 km → 37052 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AFNORAD 64401DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1360.76 min
Inc: 1.4°
31371 km → 37227 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AGNORAD 64402DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1464.07 min
Inc: 1.5°
35799 km → 36866 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AHNORAD 64403DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1429.65 min
Inc: 1.4°
35384 km → 35937 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AJNORAD 64404DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1441.86 min
Inc: 1.4°
35414 km → 36385 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AKNORAD 64405DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1447.20 min
Inc: 1.7°
35664 km → 36343 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ALNORAD 64406DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1456.17 min
Inc: 1.4°
35614 km → 36743 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AMNORAD 64407DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1498.31 min
Inc: 1.4°
35753 km → 38239 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ANNORAD 64408DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1395.41 min
Inc: 2.5°
27462 km → 42510 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053APNORAD 64409DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1447.62 min
Inc: 1.5°
35786 km → 36238 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053AQNORAD 64410DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1439.93 min
Inc: 1.4°
35565 km → 36158 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ARNORAD 64411DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1427.19 min
Inc: 1.4°
35083 km → 36141 km
ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA]
2016-053DNORAD 41750DEBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 332.06 minRCS: 2.259 m²
Inc: 6.0°
309 km → 18704 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ENORAD 61988DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1442.34 min
Inc: 1.7°
35774 km → 36043 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053FNORAD 61989DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1468.55 min
Inc: 2.5°
35205 km → 37634 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053GNORAD 61990DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1420.13 min
Inc: 1.4°
34792 km → 36155 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053HNORAD 61991DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1411.17 min
Inc: 1.6°
34804 km → 35791 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053JNORAD 61992DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1428.49 min
Inc: 1.5°
35393 km → 35882 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053KNORAD 61993DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1422.85 min
Inc: 1.4°
35115 km → 35939 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053LNORAD 61994DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1432.85 min
Inc: 1.6°
35618 km → 35828 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053MNORAD 61995DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1425.15 min
Inc: 1.5°
35346 km → 35798 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053NNORAD 61996DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1431.24 min
Inc: 1.4°
35453 km → 35930 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053PNORAD 61997DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1417.15 min
Inc: 1.5°
34995 km → 35835 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053QNORAD 61998DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1434.33 min
Inc: 1.5°
35657 km → 35847 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053RNORAD 61999DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1450.82 min
Inc: 1.5°
35577 km → 36571 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053SNORAD 62000DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1437.49 min
Inc: 1.7°
35167 km → 36461 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053TNORAD 62001DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1436.89 min
Inc: 1.4°
35522 km → 36082 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053UNORAD 62002DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1435.80 min
Inc: 0.3°
35670 km → 35892 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053VNORAD 62003DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1433.78 min
Inc: 1.6°
35661 km → 35821 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053WNORAD 62004DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1403.05 min
Inc: 2.5°
34258 km → 36017 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053XNORAD 62005DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1377.01 min
Inc: 1.7°
33480 km → 35763 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053YNORAD 64394DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1328.91 min
Inc: 1.3°
31159 km → 36164 km
INTELSAT 33E DEB
2016-053ZNORAD 64395DEBIntelsat (ITSO)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 1442.43 min
Inc: 2.3°
35748 km → 36073 km
ARIANE 5 R/B
2016-053CNORAD 41749RBFrance (FR)
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: FRGUIPeriod: 583.79 minRCS: 1.595 m²
Inc: 6.4°
291 km → 33229 km

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