Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA MEASAT-3b & Optus 10

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA MEASAT-3b & Optus 10
Start: 2014-09-11T22:05:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

11 SEP 2014

22:05

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

MEASAT-3b is a communications satellite operating at 91.5 degrees East with MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a. Optus 10 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 164 degrees East.

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