Arianespace

Arabsat 5C & SES-2

Ariane 5 ECA

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 · 21:38 UTC

Mission

/01

SES-2 and Arabsat 5C are geostationary communications satellites. SES-2 provides coverage over United States and the Carribbean, while Arabsat 5C covers Europe, 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

60

Pad Launches

213

Location Launches

199

Agency Launches

52

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