Arabsat-5A & COMS-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:41:00

Saturday June 26, 2010

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Launch Notes

Flight V195.

COMS-1

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Chollian, also known as Communication, Ocean, and Meteorological Satellite 1 (COMS-1), is a South Korean satellite that was launched in June 2010. It is operated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, which uses it for communication, oceanography, and meteorological observation.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

2,460 kilograms

Arabsat-5A

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Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat. It is used to provide television, internet, and telephone services to Arabia, Africa, and Europe. Arabsat-5A was constructed by Astrium and is based on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus. It has a mass of 4,800 kilograms (10,600 lb), and carries forty transponders; sixteen broadcasting in the G/H band of the NATO-defined spectrum, or the C band of the IEEE-defined spectrum, and twenty-four operating in the NATO J band or the IEEE Ku band. Its solar arrays are expected to generate around 12 kilowatts of power at the beginning of the satellite's design life, and around 11 kilowatts at the end of it.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

4,800 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


51st

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2010

European Space Agency


183rd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2010

2010


34th

Orbital launch attempt