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Horizons 3e

Geostationary telecommunications satellite. Horizons 3e was launched on September 25, 2018 aboard a Ariane 5ECA from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-074BNORAD 43633United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Horizons 3e
International designator
2018-074B
NORAD catalog number
43633
GCAT identifier
S43633
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1287

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Horizons
Owner
Horizons
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
Platform (bus)
BSS-702MP

Launch

Date
September 25, 2018 · 22:38 UTC
Launch record
2018-074Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,783 km
Apogee
35,790 km
Inclination
0.04°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 26, 2023

Size

Mass
6,441 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Length
7.0 m
Diameter
3.30 m
Span
35.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28134146 (CC0).