ST-2 & GSAT-8

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

20:38:00

Friday May 20, 2011

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Launch Notes

Flight VA202.

GSAT-8

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GSAT-8 or INSAT-4G is a communication satellite. It was constructed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, as part of the INSAT system. GSAT-8 was launched on May 21, 2011, from Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket, an Ariane 5 was the carrier, marketed by Arianespace. The first satellite to carry GAGAN payload followed up by GSAT-10 and in-orbit spare GSAT-15.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,093 kilograms

ST-2

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ST-2 is a telecommunications satellite made by Mitsubishi Electric. It was launched on May 20, 2011, atop an Ariane 5 ECA rocket from ESA's Guiana Space Centre in a dual-launch mission with GSAT-8. ST-2 is a replacement for the ST-1 satellite. It is built around the DS2000 spacecraft bus. It is in geosynchronous orbit at 88 deg. East, and is operated by the ST-2 Satellite Ventures joint company of Singapore Telecommunications(SingTel) and Chunghwa Telecom. It provides relay services over the Middle East, Central Asia, India, and Southeast Asia.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

5,090 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


58th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2011

European Space Agency


190th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2011

2011


23rd

Orbital launch attempt