August 28, 2002 10:45 pm
Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
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Ariane 5 G
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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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.
Launch Overview
Window Open
22:45 UTC
Window Close
22:45 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 28, 2002 · 22:45 UTC
Launch Facility
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Target Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Arianespace
Payload
Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Rocket
Ariane 5 G
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Arianespace
Ariane Launch Area 3
Launch Overview
Window Open
22:45 UTC
Window Close
22:45 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 28, 2002 · 22:45 UTC
Launch Facility
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Target Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Arianespace
Payload
Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Rocket
Ariane 5 G
Destination
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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