Launch Alert | Blue Ghost Lunar Lander
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Success
Fri Apr 22 2011
Arianespace

Yahsat 1A & New Dawn

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

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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
  • Yahsat 1A is a communications satellite operating at 52.5 degrees East. New Dawn is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees East, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3