Arianespace

Skynet 5A & INSAT-4B

Ariane 5 ECA

SUCCESS
Success

Sunday, March 11, 2007 · 22:03 UTC

Mission

/01

Skynet 5A is a military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 6 degrees East. Insat-4B is an indian communications satelite operating in geostationary orbit at 93.48 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

31

Pad Launches

184

Location Launches

170

Agency Launches

8

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