Mission record
Ariane 5 ECA | Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3D
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:54:07 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5308 ever
Mission
Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) augments broadband service and supports a new generation of mobile technologies to enable communications across Europe, Asia, Africa and the MiddleEast. INSAT-3D is a meteorological, data relay and satellite aided search and rescue satellite developed by ISRO, it operates at 82 degrees East.
Deployed payloads · 2