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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 ECA
Launched 2008-07-07 21:47 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
34th
orbital launch attempt in 2008
Arianespace
4th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
24 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Badr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.
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
57.7m
Diameter
5.4m
Liftoff thrust
11,400kN
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