Skynet 5B & Star One C1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:06:00

Wednesday November 14, 2007

Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Flight V179.

Skynet 5B

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Skynet 5B is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services, formerly Paradigm Secure Communications, on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. It was the second of four Skynet 5 satellites to be launched.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

4,635 kilograms

Star One C1

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Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite. It was launched on 14 November 2007 by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Skynet 5B. It was built by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus-3000B3 satellite bus. It is operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

4,100 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 5 ECA

Active 2002 to 2023

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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


35th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2007

European Space Agency


167th

Mission

5th

Mission of 2007

2007


59th

Orbital launch attempt