Arianespace
Ariane 5 ECA
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
INFO WIKILaunch Vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA
Configuration: ECA
Family: Ariane 5
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
Communications
Both Echostar-18 and BRISat are built by Space Systems/Loral using their 1300 bus to provide communications at geostationary orbit for 15 years. Echostar-18 will be positioned at 110 degrees west to replace Echostar-10, whereas BRISat will be stationed at 150 degrees east. BRISat will provide exclusive coverage for the Indonesian bank BRI which has 9,800 branches serving 50 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago. Echostar-18 and BRISat weigh 6000kg and 3500kg respectively.
Watch the Launch
Kourou, French Guiana
Ariane Launch Area 3
Links
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CGooEWtAlshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD1LZU9GJUU