Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Eutelsat W3B & BSAT-3b
Ariane 5 ECA
Status
Success
Date
28 OCT 2010
21:51
Mission Overview
Eutelsat W3B is a communication satellite to be located at 7 degrees East to provide broadcast and telecommunications accross Europe, the Middle East and Africa. However it took another satellites place, W2M which had failed. Directly after launch however W3B developed a sizeable leak and was declared a total loss. B-SAT 3b is a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT stationed at 110 degrees East, providing high definition direct television services across Japan.
Rocket
Ariane 5 ECA
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Height
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
780 T
Thrust
11,400 kN
