Ariane 5 ECA | Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18
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Launch Window
Oct. 5, 2016, 8:30 p.m. - Oct. 5, 2016, 9:45 p.m.
Oct. 5, 2016, 8:30 p.m. - Oct. 5, 2016, 9:45 p.m.
NBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18.
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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