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Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e

Name: Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e
Start: 2016-01-27T23:20:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace's 241st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,533rd orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--January 27, 2016 · 23:20 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jan 27, 23:20 – Jan 28, 00:40 UTC

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Intelsat 29e

Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh 6300kg when launched and will have 2 solar arrays to provide power. Intelsat 29e will launch on the Ariane 5 on its own, as no suitable secondary payload could be found

Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Booster

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Flight VA228 – Intelsat 29e | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace — arianespace

Pad — Ariane Launch Area 3

Local pad time: Jan 27, 8:20 PM GMT-3

118 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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