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Ariane 5 ECA | Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 248th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 5,591st orbital launch attempt
October 5, 2016Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 5, 20:30 – Oct 5, 21:45 UTC
Flight preview
Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18
NBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Flight VA231 – Sky Muster™ II / GSAT-18 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace — arianespace
- VA231 - 74th success in a row — arianespace
- VA231 - Mission Success — arianespace
