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Ariane 5 ECA: Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b
Eutelsat W3B is a communication satellite to be located at 7 degrees East to provide broadcast and telecommunications accross Europe, the Middle East and Africa. However it took another satellites place, W2M which had failed. Directly after launch however W3B developed a sizeable leak and was declared a total loss. B-SAT 3b is a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT stationed at 110 degrees East, providing high definition direct television services across Japan.
Thursday, 28 October 2010
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#58
Agency Launches This Year#4
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.