Mission record

Ariane 5 ECA | ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus

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
Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:30:07 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5355 ever

Mission

ABS-2 is an Indian digital direct-broadcast television satellite operating at 75 degrees. Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to French and Italian armed force and emergency services. Operating in geostationary orbit.

Deployed payloads · 2
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