Status
Success
iPStar-1
Launch Time
Thu Aug 11, 2005 08:20 UTC
Thu Aug 11, 2005 08:20 UTC
Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS. Flight V166.
Rocket
Mission Details
iPStar-1
THAICOM 4, also known as IPSTAR 1, is a high throughput satellite built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for Thaicom Public Company Limited. IPSTAR 1 is the world’s first High Throughput Satellite, capable of providing service to up to two million broadband users or nearly 30 million mobile phone subscribers in the Asia Pacific region.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,486.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2005
31st orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
154th mission
2nd mission of 2005
147th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
22nd mission
2nd mission of 2005
18th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission