Spaceway-2 & Telkom-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

23:46:00

Wednesday November 16, 2005

Mission Details

Launch Notes

Flight V168.

Telkom-2

Wiki

Telkom-2 is a C-band geosynchronous communications satellite built by Orbital for Indonesia's state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (PT Telkom).

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

1,930 kilograms

Spaceway-2

Wiki

Hughes Network Systems is developing a global satellite network named Spaceway, which will provide high-bandwidth and high-speed communications for broadband and multimedia applications. The North American constellation will include two BSS-702 geosynchronous satellites and one in-orbit spare.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,116 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 5 ECA

Active 2002 to 2023

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Price

$200.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 53m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

GTO: 10,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

15,120 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 17m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

ELA-3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

24 days 3 hours

Stats

Ariane 5


24th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2005

European Space Agency


156th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2005

2005


50th

Orbital launch attempt