Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Skynet 5B
Skynet 5B is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services, formerly Paradigm Secure Communications, on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence. It was the second of four Skynet 5 satellites to be launched.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,635.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Star One C1
Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite. It was launched on 14 November 2007 by an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Skynet 5B. It was built by Thales Alenia Space, based on the Spacebus-3000B3 satellite bus. It is operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 4,100.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2007
59th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
167th mission
5th mission of 2007
160th successful mission
23rd consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
35th mission
5th mission of 2007
31st successful mission
21st consecutive successful mission