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Launched 2008-12-20 22:35:14 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
67th
orbital launch attempt in 2008
Arianespace
6th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
6th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
128 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
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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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