Arianespace

Skynet 5B & Star One C1

Ariane 5 ECA

SUCCESS
Success

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 · 22:06 UTC

Mission

/01

Skynet 5B is a military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 53 degrees East. Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite located in Geostationary Orbit at 65 degrees West.

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

35

Pad Launches

188

Location Launches

174

Agency Launches

59

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