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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulDedicated RideshareAriane 5 G+
Launched 2004-12-18 16:26 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
51st
orbital launch attempt in 2004
Arianespace
3rd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
153 d 15 h
since the pad's previous launch
Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.
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
55m
Diameter
5.4m
Liftoff thrust
12,000kN
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