Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15
Start: 2015-11-10T21:34:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

10 NOV 2015

21:34

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Arabsat-6B will provide telecommunications and TV broadcast services to the Middle East and Africa. GSAT-15 will provide C and Ku-band telecommunication services.

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