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Flight VA236 – SGDC / KOREASAT-7 | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace

Arianespace orbited two telecommunications payloads for Brazil and South Korea on the 78th consecutive success performed with its Ariane 5 – confirming this vehicle’s position as the world reference f...

Décollage du vol Ariane 236 depuis Kourou

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Liftoff of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 with SGDC and KOREASAT-7

Arianespace has successfully launched two telecommunications satellites: SGDC for Visiona Tecnologia Espacial S.A, on behalf of the Brazilian operator Telebras S.A. and the Brazilian government; and K...

Flight VA236 | Ariane 5 Best of Liftoff | Arianespace

Liftoff of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 with SGDC and KOREASAT-7 Arianespace orbited two telecommunications payloads for Brazil and South Korea on the 78th consecutive success performed with its Ariane 5 –...

SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Ariane Launch Area 3 Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Both SGDC 1 and Koreasat 7 are geostationary telecommunications satellites. SGDC 1 is a 5800 kg satellite for Brazil, equipped with 50 Ka-band and 7 X-band transponders, and intended for both civil and military use. Koreasat 7 is to provide internet access, multimedia, broadcasting and fixed communications services to South Korea, Philippines, Indonesia and India. Satellite weighs around 3500 kg, and its operational lifetime is 15 years.

Ariane 5 ECA

Family:
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
780.0 T
Thrust
11400.0 kN

Family

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

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
10500.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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ArianeGroup

(AG)

CEO: Martin Sion Founded: 2015 Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

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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