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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 ECA
Launched 2016-10-05 20:30 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
62nd
orbital launch attempt in 2016
Arianespace
8th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
41 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
NBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18.
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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