Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
22:45:00
Wednesday August 28, 2002
Flight V154.
6 Modular Fitting Dummies (MFD), 700kg each to adapt the payload mass for the first flight of the new Ariane-5ECA.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
6 Payloads
4,200 kilograms
Atlantic Bird 1 (also known as Eutelsat 12 West A, Eutelsat 36 West A, and Eutelsat 59A) was a telecommunication satellite to provide services between Europe and the Americas. Offering high flexibility, the satellite supports telecommunications networks spanning the two continents, providing a virtual common coverage and channel space.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
2,600 kilograms
Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite, also known as MSG 1. The Meteosat series are operated by EUMETSAT under the Meteosat Transition Programme (MTP) and the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) program. Notable for imaging the first meteor to be predicted to strike the Earth, 2008 TC3.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
2,040 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESARocket
Diameter: 5.4m
Height: 52m
Payload to Orbit
GTO: 6,900 kg
Liftoff Thrust
11,400 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
13th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2002
142nd
Mission
9th
Mission of 2002
40th
Orbital launch attempt