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ArianespaceLaunch SuccessfulCommunicationsAriane 5 GS
Launched 2005-10-13 22:32 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
45th
orbital launch attempt in 2005
Arianespace
3rd
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
63 d 14 h
since the pad's previous launch
Syracuse 3A is a powerful communication satellite for the French Ministry of Defence. Galaxy 15 is a PanAmSat telecommunications satellite operating at 133 degrees West, used to provide communications to North America.
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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