Arianespace

XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat

Ariane 5 ECA

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, February 12, 2005 · 21:03 UTC

Mission

/01

XTAR-EUR is a communication satellite operating at 29 degrees East. Serving the needs of US, Spanish and allied governments. Maqsat B2 was designed to represent a commercial passenger for vehicle evaluation but was used as a technology platform for several European experiments, including Sloshsat in this case. Sloshsat is a satellite to investigate the behavior of liquids in weightlessness.

Mission Type

Dedicated Rideshare

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

21

Pad Launches

174

Location Launches

160

Agency Launches

5

Orbital This Year

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