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Launched 2017-11-08 01:42:31 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Worldwide
74th
orbital launch attempt in 2017
Arianespace
10th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
97 d 23 h
since the pad's previous launch
An Earth observation satellite for the Kingdom of Morocco. It was developed by Thales Alenia Space and Airbus. Satellite will be in particular used for mapping and land surveying activities, regional development, agricultural monitoring, the prevention and management of natural disasters, monitoring changes in the environment and desertification, as well as border and coastal surveillance.
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
29.9m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,500kg
Liftoff thrust
2,974kN
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