Ariane 5 G | Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX
Astra 2D is one of the Astra communications satellite owned and operated by SES. Providing digital television and radio broadcast service to the UK and Republic of Island. GE-8 is also a commercial communications satellite operated by GE American, covering the USA, Canada and Caribbean. LDREX was an engineering test to validate the antenna on the ETS-8.
Ariane 5 G
Height 57.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 6900 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 5.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 12200 kg
Liftoff Mass 737 Tonnes
Launch Success 13
Consecutive Success 6
Maiden Flight 1996-06-04
Launch Failures 3
