Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA DirecTV 15 & Sky Mexico 1

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA DirecTV 15 & Sky Mexico 1
Start: 2015-05-27T21:16:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

27 MAY 2015

21:16

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

DirecTV-15 serves many customers with broadband services from 103 degrees West. Sky Mexico is a company offering television subscriptions, broadcasting from there Sky Mexico 1 satellite.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

watch on source

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