Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36
Start: 2016-08-24T22:16:01.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

24 AUG 2016

22:16

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 are communication satellites. Intelsat 33e will cover Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Intelsat 36 will cover Africa and South Asia. Both contain C-band transponders, Ku-band transponders and have an expected life span or about 15 years.

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