NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

DirecTV-15 & Sky Mexico 1

Launch Time
Wed May 27, 2015 21:16 UTC

Flight VA223.

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

Mission Details

DirecTV-15

The DirecTV satellite fleet is a group of communications satellites located at various geostationary orbits for the DirecTV satellite television service and HughesNet (formerly known as DirecWAY and DirecPC) internet service.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 6,205.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Sky Mexico 1

Sky Central America and Caribbean is a company that operates a subscription television service in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic. It produces TV content and owns several TV channels. It is one of Mexico's leading pay-TV providers and is owned by Televisa and AT&T International, a subsidiary of AT&T.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 2,962.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

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

Stats

2015

28th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

225th mission
4th mission of 2015
217th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission

Ariane 5

79th mission
2nd mission of 2015
75th successful mission
65th consecutive successful mission