Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3DAriane 5 ECAArianespace Launch Status Success Thu · Jul 25th, 2013 3:54 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFRSoB5JOhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2383GD-9Q7Y MissionAlphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3DType: Dedicated RideshareAlphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) augments broadband service and supports a new generation of mobile technologies to enable communications across Europe, Asia, Africa and the MiddleEast. INSAT-3D is a meteorological, data relay and satellite aided search and rescue satellite developed by ISRO, it operates at 82 degrees East. LocationAriane Launch Area 3Kourou, French Guiana151 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana. RocketAriane 5 ECALength: 57.7 meters Diameter: 5.4 meters First Launch: December 11, 2002Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.The Ariane 5 ECA rocket has been launched a total of 73 times with 71 successful and 2 failed launches. AgencyArianespaceType: Commercial Abbreviation: ASA Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Launchers: Ariane 5 | VegaCountry: FRAArianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America. View Rocket Launch Schedule