MISSION NAME
Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3D
Status
Success
DATE
25 JUL 2013
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Description
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.
Ariane 5 ECA
Rocket Description
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.