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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 ECA
Launched 2009-07-01 17:52 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
37th
orbital launch attempt in 2009
Arianespace
3rd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
48 d 4 h
since the pad's previous launch
An American communications satellite operated by TerreStar Corporation. Constructed by SSL is provides mobile communications to North America, and at the time of its launch was the larest commercial communications satellite ever built. It operates in geostationary orbit at 111 degrees West.
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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