Mission record

Ariane 5 ECA | AMC-21 & Superbird 7

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, 14 Aug 2008 20:44:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4924 ever

Mission

AMC-21 is a communications satellite operated by SES operating at 125 degrees West. Superbird 7 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by JSAT, positioned at 144 degrees East.

Deployed payloads · 1
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