The European launcher Ariane 5 has orbited Saturday, June 18 two telecommunications satellites, Echo Star XVIII , the operator Dish Network, and BRIsat for the Indonesian bank Rakyat Indonesia.
Ariane 5 took off at 18 h 38 local time (23 h 38 French time) from the Kourou space center in French Guiana. Twenty-nine minutes and twenty seconds later, the European launcher parted telecommunications satellite EchoStar XVIII . Forty-two minutes and five seconds after takeoff, he placed in orbit BRISat.
third launch of the year for “Ariane 5″
In take-off weight of 6.3 tons, the satellite EchoStar XVIII was built by Space Systems Loral. Dish serves nearly 14 million subscribers to pay TV. Also built by Space Systems Loral and a takeoff weight of 3.540 kg, BRISat will the security of banking communications to 53 million clients in the Indonesian archipelago for over fifteen years. This is the first time a fully dedicated communications satellite to a financial institution is in orbit, the statement of Arianespace.
This mission was the 230 th since the maiden flight of Ariane, the fifth launch of the year and the third in a rocket Ariane 5 .
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