Ariane 5 ECA | RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201

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Aug. 4, 2010, 8:59 p.m.

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Geostationary Transfer Orbit Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana

Arianespace

Ariane 5 ECA

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CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Successes: 135 Failures: 7 Pending: 44

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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Launch Vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Configuration: ECA
Family: Ariane 5

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

Communications

RASCOM-QAF 1R is a replacement for RASCOM-QAF 1 which suffered a leak and as a result only had a lifespan of 2 years. Providing Africa with telecommunications, covering the whole continent. Nilesat 201 is an Egyptian communications satellite which serves North Africa and the Middle East with Direct to Home TV and radio broadcasting. It operated at 7 degrees West.

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