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Ariane 5 G: Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a
Eutelsat 28A is a commercial communications satellite used for digital television, covering Europe and NW Africa. BSAT-2a is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.
Thursday, 8 March 2001
Mission Data
🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980
Launch VehicleAriane 5 G
Vehicle FamilyAriane
Vehicle Record13 of 16 launches (81.3%)
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#11
Agency Launches This Year#3
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 G
The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.
Launch Site
Ariane Launch Area 3 · 5.2390°N 52.7680°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.