Arianespace
Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Ariane 5 G
SUCCESS
Success
Wednesday, August 28, 2002 · 22:45 UTC
Mission
/01Atlantic Bird is a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the atlantic ocean. Operating at 12.5 degrees West. Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite operated by both ESA and EUMETSAT.
Mission Type
Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Ariane 5 G
Variant: G
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.239° N, 52.768° W
13
Pad Launches
163
Location Launches
150
Agency Launches
40
Orbital This Year