Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e
Launch information
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Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh 6300kg when launched and will have 2 solar arrays to provide power. Intelsat 29e will launch on the Ariane 5 on its own, as no suitable secondary payload could be found
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: Jan. 27, 2016, 11:20 p.m.
Timezone: America/Cayenne
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Intelsat 29e (GTO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
Arianespace |
Rocket |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Location |
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Pad |
Ariane Launch Area 3 |
Type |
Communications |
Orbit |
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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#4
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#1
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#1
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