Ariane 5 ECA | Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B
Launch Successful
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Feb. 12, 2009, 10:09 p.m. - Feb. 12, 2009, 10:09 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Feb. 12, 2009, 10:09 p.m. - Feb. 12, 2009, 10:09 p.m.
Hot Bird 10 is a French communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. It provides direct to home broadcasting from geostationary orbit at 13 degrees East. NSS9 is a communications satellite owned by SES, operating at 177 degrees West. Spirale is a French government programme to develop an early wanring system which will use infrared satellite imagery to detect the flights of ballistic missiles. This was a demonstration using two micro satellites.
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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