Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
20:40:00
Saturday December 6, 2014
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Flight VA221.
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
3,180 kilograms
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
6,300 kilograms
Manufacturer
ESAPrice
$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
77th
Mission
6th
Mission of 2014
220th
Mission
10th
Mission of 2014
80th
Orbital launch attempt