Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Sky Muster II
Produced by SSL (Space Systems Loral) for operator NBN, Sky Muster II will help extend high-speed internet across Australia, including the country’s rural and isolated regions.
As with NBN’s first Sky Muster satellite – which was launched in September 2015 on another Ariane 5 flight – Sky Muster II is a Ka-band, high-throughput broadband satellite.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,405.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
GSAT-18
GSAT-18 is an Indian communications satellite. Built by ISRO and operated by INSAT, it carries 24 C-band, 12 extended C-band, and 12 Ku-band transponders.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,404.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2016
61st orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
241st mission
8th mission of 2016
233rd successful mission
24th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
88th mission
5th mission of 2016
84th successful mission
74th consecutive successful mission