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Arianespace Flight VA232 / Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36

Two telecommunications relay satellites were orbited today for Intelsat on an Ariane 5, extending Arianespace’s 30-plus-year partnership with this U.S. opera...

Liftoff of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 with Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36

Arianespace has successfully launched the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites for Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of satellite services. VA232 was...

Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana

Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 are communication satellites. Intelsat 33e will cover Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Intelsat 36 will cover Africa and South Asia. Both contain C-band transponders, Ku-band transponders and have an expected life span or about 15 years.

Ariane 5 ECA

Family: Ariane 5
Configuration: ECA

Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Specifications

Max Stage
2
Length
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Fairing Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
780 T
Thrust
11400 kN

Family

Name
Ariane 5 ECA
Family
Ariane 5
Variant
ECA
Alias
―
Full Name
Ariane 5 ECA

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
10500 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Arianespace

CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Successes: 125 Failures: 7 Pending: 34

Agency Type: Commercial

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.

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Kourou, French Guiana

Ariane Launch Area 3

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