MISSION NAME
Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Status
Success
DATE
7 JUL 2008
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Description
Badr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.
Ariane 5 ECA
Rocket Description
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.