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Ariane 5 ECA: Eutelsat 65 West A

Name: Ariane 5 ECA: Eutelsat 65 West A
Start: 2016-03-09T05:20:07Z
End: 2016-03-09T08:20:00Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Located at 65 degrees west in GEO, Eutelsat 65 West A will contain 15 C-Band, 24 Ku-band and 24 Ka-Band transponders to provide coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Based on the SSL-1300 platform the satellite weights 6600kg and is powered by 2 solar arrays.

Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Mission Data

🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980

Launch VehicleAriane 5 ECA

Vehicle FamilyAriane

Vehicle Record71 of 73 launches (97.3%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)

Success Streak16 consecutive

Mission TypeCommunications

Target OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

Launch PadAriane Launch Area 3

LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF

Orbital Launches This Year#14

Agency Launches This Year#2

Launches From This Pad118

Launches From This Site336

Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Ariane 5 ECA

Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Launch Site

Ariane Launch Area 3 · 5.2390°N 52.7680°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.