Ariane 5 ECA | DirecTV 15 & Sky Mexico 1
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Launch Window
May 27, 2015, 9:16 p.m. - May 27, 2015, 9:40 p.m.
May 27, 2015, 9:16 p.m. - May 27, 2015, 9:40 p.m.
DirecTV-15 serves many customers with broadband services from 103 degrees West. Sky Mexico is a company offering television subscriptions, broadcasting from there Sky Mexico 1 satellite.
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
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