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