Mission record

Ariane 5 ECA | Astra 1L & Galaxy 17

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, 04 May 2007 22:29:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4835 ever

Mission

Astra 1L is an important DTH TV platform in Europe operating at 19.2 degrees East, for SES. Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat locating at 91 degrees West serving the North American market.

Deployed payloads · 2
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