LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Jul 07 2008
Arianespace
Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(9:47 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(9:47 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(9:47 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
- Badr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3