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Ariane 5 ECA+: Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1

Name: Ariane 5 ECA+: Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1
Start: 2022-12-13T20:30:07Z
End: 2022-12-13T22:16:00Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Galaxy 35, 36 are two geostationary communications satellites operated by Intelsat. MTG-I1 is the first of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

Tuesday, 13 December 202220:30 UTC

Mission Data

🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980

Launch VehicleAriane 5 ECA+

Vehicle FamilyAriane

Vehicle Record11 of 11 launches (100%)

Provider TypeCommercial

Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)

Success Streak16 consecutive

Mission TypeEarth Science

Target OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

Launch PadAriane Launch Area 3

LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF

Orbital Launches This Year#175

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 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.

Launch updates

13 Dec 2022, 21:52 UTC
Successful deployment and signal acquisition from MTG-I1 and both Galaxy satellites (https://twitter.com/INTELSAT/status/1602782247207272449)
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13 Dec 2022, 20:30 UTC
Liftoff
13 Dec 2022, 20:05 UTC
Live coverage has started
9 Dec 2022, 18:10 UTC
Refined launch window.
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7 Dec 2022, 12:47 UTC
Setting GO
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29 Nov 2022, 05:34 UTC
Added launch time.
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25 Nov 2022, 11:09 UTC
New launch date.
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14 Oct 2022, 10:19 UTC
Targeting December 14
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Launch Site

Ariane Launch Area 3 · 5.2390°N 52.7680°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.