Arianespace

Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9

Ariane 5 ECA

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, December 20, 2008 · 22:35 UTC

Mission

/01

EutelSat W2M is a telecommunications satellite opperated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It is used to provide communications services to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 16 degrees East. Hotbird 9 is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, providing communications to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 13 degrees East.

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA

Variant: ECA

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.239° N, 52.768° W

42

Pad Launches

195

Location Launches

181

Agency Launches

67

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