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Ariane 5 ECA | Skynet 5D & Mexsat-3
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 210th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 5,268th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Dec 19, 21:49 – Dec 19, 21:49 UTC
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Skynet 5D & Mexsat-3
Skynet 5D is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. It operates in a geostationary orbit at 25 degrees East. Mexsat-3 is part of the MEXSAT telecommunications network and occupies 114.9 degrees West. It provides broadband, high quality telephony and much more for Mexico.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
No booster details available.
