LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Jan 28 2017

Arianespace

Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(1:03 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(12:03 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(2:07 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

Description:

The 2.1b version adds an upgraded engine (RD-0124) with improved performance to the second stage. The first launch occurred from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 on 26 July 2008 with a classified military payload. The 2.1b/ST version is sometimes called Soyuz ST-B.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Communications
Hispasat 36W-1, also known as Hispasat AG-1, is a Spanish geostationary communications satellite. Joining the Hispasat fleet, this 3200 kg satellite is to operate in orbit for 15 years, providing its multimedia services to Europe, the Canary Islands and South America.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3