Astra 5B & Amazonas 4A

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:04:00

Saturday March 22, 2014

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Flight VA218.

Amazonas 4A

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Amazonas 4A will enhance HISPASAT’s relay capacity over Latin America to provide an extended range of communications and television services. With a launch mass of 3,000 kg, Amazonas 4A has a design lifespan of 15 years.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,000 kilograms

Astra 5B

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Astra 5B is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES. It was launched as SES' 56th satellite in March 2014, to the newest of the Astra orbital positions for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV, at 31.5°E for DTH, DTT, and cable use in Eastern Europe. The satellite will replace the Astra 1G satellite currently at 31.5°E, which is itself filling in at that position after the loss of the Astra 5A satellite (originally called Sirius 2) in 2009. Astra 2C was first used at 31.5°E to replace Astra 5A, with Astra 1G positioned there in 2010.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

6,000 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


73rd

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2014

European Space Agency


212th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2014

2014


11th

Orbital launch attempt