MISSION NAME
Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 2
Status
Success
DATE
30 SEP 2015
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Description
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.
Ariane 5 ECA
Rocket Description
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.