Ariane 5 ECA | Horizons-3e & Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38

Status

Success

Horizons-3e & Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38

Launch Time
Tue Sep 25, 2018 22:38 UTC

The 100th Ariane 5 mission. Flight VA243.

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Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA

Image Credit: Arianespace

Arianespace

Status: Retired

Price: $200.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 15,120 kN

Payload to LEO: 21,000 kg

Payload to GTO: 10,500 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 2

Rocket Height: 53.0 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m

Fairing Height: 17.0 m

Details

Mission Details

Horizons-3e

Horizons-3e, also known as IS-H3e, is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite ordered by Horizons Satellite, a joint venture of Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Group.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 6,441.0 kg

Geosynchronous Orbit

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Azerspace 2/Intelsat 38

The SSL-built satellite is a partnership between Azercosmos and Intelsat.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 3,500.0 kg

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Location

ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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Stats

2018

74th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

261st mission

6th mission of 2018

252nd successful mission

5th consecutive successful mission

Ariane 5

100th mission

4th mission of 2018

95th successful mission

3rd consecutive successful mission