Status
Success
Spaceway-2 & Telkom-2
Launch Time
Wed Nov 16, 2005 23:46 UTC
Wed Nov 16, 2005 23:46 UTC
Flight V168.
Rocket
Mission Details
Spaceway-2
Hughes Network Systems is developing a global satellite network named Spaceway, which will provide high-bandwidth and high-speed communications for broadband and multimedia applications.
The North American constellation will include two BSS-702 geosynchronous satellites and one in-orbit spare.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,116.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Telkom-2
Telkom-2 is a C-band geosynchronous communications satellite built by Orbital for Indonesia's state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (PT Telkom).
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,930.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2005
50th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
156th mission
4th mission of 2005
149th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
24th mission
4th mission of 2005
20th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission