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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 G
Launched 2000-03-21 23:28:19 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
18th
orbital launch attempt in 2000
Arianespace
3rd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
102 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite which was built and operated by ISRO. AsiaStar is a US communications satellite operated by 1worldspace, operating at a geostarionary orbit at 105 degrees east.
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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