Arianespace

Spainsat & Hot Bird 7A

Ariane 5 ECA

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, March 11, 2006 · 22:33 UTC

Mission

/01

Spainsat is a Spanish telecommunications satellite used for military and government communications. Providing coverage ranging from the US, South America and the Middle East, including Africa and Europe. Hot Bird is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat located at 13 degrees East, with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle 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

26

Pad Launches

179

Location Launches

165

Agency Launches

7

Orbital This Year

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