LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Dec 21 2016

Arianespace

Star One D1 & JCSAT-15

Launch Successful

Launch Time

(8:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(8:30 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

(9:45 PM UTC)

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Ariane 5 ECA

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

Type: Communications
Both are communications satellites. Equipped with C-, Ku-, and Ka-band payloads, Star One D1 will be used for telecommunications, television broadcast, broadband, Internet access, and other services in Brazil and in the Latin American region. JCSAT-15 will operate in Ku-band and is designed with the flexibility to be used for services such as video distribution in Japan, and data transfer communications, maritime and aviation applications in the Indian Ocean Region.

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3