The European Ariane-5 has orbited Saturday, June 18 two telecommunications satellites, Echo Star XVIII for the operator Dish Network, and BRIsat to the Indonesian bank Rakyat Indonesia.
the launcher 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 20 seconds later, the European launcher is separated from EchoStar XVIII telecommunications satellite. Forty-two minutes and five seconds after takeoff, Ariane-5 placed in orbit BRISat.
third launch of the year for Ariane 5
D ‘ a takeoff 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 allow the security of banking communications to 53 million clients in the Indonesian archipelago for over 15 years. This is the first time a telecommunications satellite entirely dedicated to a financial institution is in orbit, the statement of Arianespace.
Saturday’s mission was the fifth launch of the year and the third of an Ariane 5 rocket. This mission is the 230 th since the inaugural flight of Ariane
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