Ariane 5 ECA | Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5

Successful Launch

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May 27, 2006, midnight

Launch Window

May 27, 2006, 9:09 p.m. - May 27, 2006, midnight


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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

Satmex-6 is a geostationary communication satellite used to provide communication to the Americas, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Thaicom 5 is operated by Thaicom and provides communications to Asia, Africa, Europe and Autstralia for a geostationary orbit.

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Kourou, French Guiana

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