Ariane 5 ECA | Skynet 5D & Mexsat-3
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Dec. 19, 2012, 9:49 p.m. - Dec. 19, 2012, 9:49 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 19, 2012, 9:49 p.m. - Dec. 19, 2012, 9:49 p.m.
Skynet 5D is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. It operates in a geostationary orbit at 25 degrees East. Mexsat-3 is part of the MEXSAT telecommunications network and occupies 114.9 degrees West. It provides broadband, high quality telephony and much more for Mexico.
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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