Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2
Start: 2015-09-30T20:30:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

30 SEP 2015

20:30

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

NBN-Co 1A, nicknamed Sky Muster I, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Argentinian geostationary communications satellite ARSAT-2.

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