ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.August 20, 2015Add to calendar
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Arianespace's 235th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 5,484th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 20, 20:10 – Aug 20, 21:56 UTC
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Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34
Eutelsat is a new satellite for Middle East and North Africa broadcast markets to host coverage for 52 million homes. Intelsat 34 was built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) of Palo Alto, California and is designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer. It will bring replacement relay capacity for two other satellites at 304.5 degrees East longitude.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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