LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Wed Oct 05 2016
Arianespace

Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(8:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(8:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(9:45 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Ariane 5 ECA

Description:

Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Ariane 5 ECA rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Communications
  • NBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3