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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 ECA
Launched 2014-09-11 22:05:07 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
56th
orbital launch attempt in 2014
Arianespace
8th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
43 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
MEASAT-3b is a communications satellite operating at 91.5 degrees East with MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a. Optus 10 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 164 degrees East.
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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