Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus
Start: 2014-02-06T21:30:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

6 FEB 2014

21:30

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

ABS-2 is an Indian digital direct-broadcast television satellite operating at 75 degrees. Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to French and Italian armed force and emergency services. Operating in geostationary orbit.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

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

Height

57.7 m

Diameter

5.4 m

Launch Mass

780 T

Thrust

11,400 kN