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Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 181st launch · 6th this year · humanity's 4,952nd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 20, 22:35 – Dec 20, 22:35 UTC
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Eutelsat W2M & Hot Bird 9
EutelSat W2M is a telecommunications satellite opperated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It is used to provide communications services to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 16 degrees East. Hotbird 9 is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, providing communications to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Operating at 13 degrees East.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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Pad — Ariane Launch Area 3
Local pad time: Dec 20, 7:35 PM GMT-3
118 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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