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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 ECA
Launched 2012-05-15 22:13 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
24th
orbital launch attempt in 2012
Arianespace
2nd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
53 d 17 h
since the pad's previous launch
JCSAT-13 is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group, operating at 124 degrees East to provide direct to home satellite TV broadcast service across Indonesia.
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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