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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 G
Launched 2001-03-08 22:51 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
11th
orbital launch attempt in 2001
Arianespace
3rd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
78 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Eutelsat 28A is a commercial communications satellite used for digital television, covering Europe and NW Africa. BSAT-2a is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for 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
57m
Diameter
5.4m
To low Earth orbit
12,200kg
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