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Ariane 5 G | Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Arianespace · Ariane 5 G · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 150th launch · 9th this year · humanity's 4,551st orbital launch attempt
August 28, 2002Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 28, 22:45 – Aug 28, 22:45 UTC
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Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Atlantic Bird is a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the atlantic ocean. Operating at 12.5 degrees West. Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite operated by both ESA and EUMETSAT.
Dedicated Rideshare · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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