Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3D

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3D
Start: 2013-07-25T19:54:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

25 JUL 2013

19:54

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) augments broadband service and supports a new generation of mobile technologies to enable communications across Europe, Asia, Africa and the MiddleEast. INSAT-3D is a meteorological, data relay and satellite aided search and rescue satellite developed by ISRO, it operates at 82 degrees East.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA

Mission Type

Dedicated Rideshare

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