Ariane 5 ECA | Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2

Ariane 5 ECA | Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2

Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Arianespace

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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Astra 3B & COMSATBw-2

Astra 3B is one of the Astra satellites operated by SES to provide digital television & radio for direct to home communications for Europe and the Middle East, operating at 23.5 degrees East. COMSATBw 1 is a satellite providing German military communications for voice and fax as well as advanced data, video and multimedia.

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Ariane 5 ECA


Height 57.70 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 10500 kg

Liftoff Thrust 11400 kN

Diameter 5.40 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 780 Tonnes


Launch Success 71

Consecutive Success 8

Maiden Flight 2002-12-11

Launch Failures 2


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