Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01

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Dec. 18, 2004, 4:26 p.m.

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Sun-Synchronous Orbit Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana

Arianespace

Ariane 5 G+

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CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Successes: 135 Failures: 7 Pending: 43

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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Ariane 5 G+

Configuration: G+
Family: Ariane 5

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Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.

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