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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 ECA
Launched 2007-08-14 23:44 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
38th
orbital launch attempt in 2007
Arianespace
3rd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
102 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
Spaceway-3 is a communications satellite providing broadband at 95 degrees West in geostationary orbit. BSAT-3A is another geostationary communications satellite operating at 110 degrees East providing high definition direct television broadcasting across Japan.
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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