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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulDedicated RideshareAriane 5 G
Launched 2002-08-28 22:45 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
40th
orbital launch attempt in 2002
Arianespace
9th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
53 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
Atlantic Bird is a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the atlantic ocean. Operating at 12.5 degrees West. Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite operated by both ESA and EUMETSAT.
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
57m
Diameter
5.4m
To low Earth orbit
12,200kg
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