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Ariane 5 ECA: Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34
Eutelsat is a new satellite for Middle East and North Africa broadcast markets to host coverage for 52 million homes. Intelsat 34 was built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) of Palo Alto, California and is designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer. It will bring replacement relay capacity for two other satellites at 304.5 degrees East longitude.
Thursday, 20 August 2015
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#42
Agency Launches This Year#7
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.