Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3
Start: 2013-02-07T21:36:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

7 FEB 2013

21:36

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space, it covers Europe and a significant part of Asia and Africa, it transmits TV, radio and broadband from 46 degrees East. Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite owned by Hispasat from 61 degrees West.

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