Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18
Start: 2016-10-05T20:30:00.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA

Status

Success

Date

5 OCT 2016

20:30

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

NBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, 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 Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18.

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