LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Aug 06 2011
Arianespace
Astra 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(10:52 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(10:52 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:52 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Ariane 5 ECADescription:
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Astra 1N is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, positioned at 19.2 degrees East. It is designed to provide digital television and radio broadcasting services across Germany, France and Spain. B-SAT 3c is a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT stationed at 110 degrees East, providing high definition direct television services across Japan.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3