Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1
Start: 2022-12-13T20:30:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA+

Status

Success

Date

13 DEC 2022

20:30

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Galaxy 35, 36 are two geostationary communications satellites operated by Intelsat. MTG-I1 is the first of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA+

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.

Height

57.7 m

Diameter

5.4 m

Launch Mass

780 T

Thrust

11,400 kN