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Launched 1999-12-22 00:50 UTCAriane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Orbit
Worldwide
76th
orbital launch attempt in 1999
Arianespace
9th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 2
9th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
18 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
Galaxy 11 was the first BSS-702 satellite. It was ordered in May 1997 and was successfully launched in December 1999 on an Ariane 4 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. Galaxy XI has a payload of 64 active transponders; 24 operate in C-band and 40 operate in Ku-band. The spacecraft was designed for an end-of-life power of more than 10 kW. The satellite provides service to North America and Brazil.
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.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
58.7m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
10,200kg
Liftoff thrust
5,395kN
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