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Ariane 5 ECA | Astra 5B & Amazonas 4A
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 219th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 5,360th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Mar 22, 22:04 – Mar 22, 22:04 UTC
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ASTRA 5B
ASTRA 5B will extend transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighbouring markets for DTH, direct-to- cable and contribution feeds to digital terrestrial television networks. It will also carry a hosted L-band payload for the European Commission’s European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) - See more at: http://www.ses.com/4628908/astra-5b#sthash.h0BOdquk.dpuf
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
No booster details available.
