Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Eutelsat 21B
Eutelsat 21B, previously known as Eutelsat W6A, is a French communications satellite. Operated by Eutelsat, it provides direct-to-home broadcasting services from a geostationary orbit at a longitude of 21.5 degrees east. It replaced the Eutelsat 21A spacecraft which was launched in 1999.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 5,012.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Star One C3
Star One C3 is a communications satellite operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel. It was built by Orbital Sciences Corporation based on the STAR-2 satellite bus and was launched on 10 November 2012 at 21:05 UTC by an Ariane 5 ECA carrier rocket, as part of a dual-payload launch with Eutelsat 21B.
Star One C3 replaced Brasilsat B3 in the 75° W position.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,227.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Location
ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Stats
2012
65th orbital launch attempt
Arianespace
201st mission
7th mission of 2012
194th successful mission
57th consecutive successful mission
Ariane 5
66th mission
6th mission of 2012
62nd successful mission
52nd consecutive successful mission