NEXT SPACEFLIGHT
NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Astra 1L & Galaxy 17

Launch Time
Fri May 04, 2007 22:29 UTC

Flight V176.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Retired
Price: $200.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 15,120 kN
Payload to LEO: 21,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 10,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 53.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 17.0 m
Details

Mission Details

Astra 1L

Astra 1L is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,505.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Galaxy 17

Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat to be located at 91° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 17 was intended to replace SBS 6. It was built by Alcatel Alenia Space (which is now Thales Alenia Space), in its Cannes Mandelieu Space Center, France.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Location

ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

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Stats

2007

18th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

164th mission
2nd mission of 2007
157th successful mission
20th consecutive successful mission

Ariane 5

32nd mission
2nd mission of 2007
28th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission