Arianespace

ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus

Ariane 5 ECA

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, February 6, 2014 · 21:30 UTC

Mission

/01

ABS-2 is an Indian digital direct-broadcast television satellite operating at 75 degrees. Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to French and Italian armed force and emergency services. Operating in geostationary orbit.

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

72

Pad Launches

233

Location Launches

218

Agency Launches

6

Orbital This Year

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