Mission record

Ariane 5 ECA | JCSAT-12 & Optus D3

Ariane 5 ECA· Ariane Launch Area 3· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:09:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5000 ever

Mission

JCSAT-12 is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Optus D3 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 156 degrees East.

Deployed payloads · 2
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