Ariane 5 ECA | TerreStar-1
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Launch Window
July 1, 2009, 5:52 p.m. - July 1, 2009, 5:52 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
July 1, 2009, 5:52 p.m. - July 1, 2009, 5:52 p.m.
An American communications satellite operated by TerreStar Corporation. Constructed by SSL is provides mobile communications to North America, and at the time of its launch was the larest commercial communications satellite ever built. It operates in geostationary orbit at 111 degrees West.
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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