Echostar 18 & BRIsatAriane 5 ECAArianespace Launch Status Success Sat · Jun 18th, 2016 5:38 PM - 5:40 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CGooEWtAls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD1LZU9GJUU MissionEchostar 18 & BRIsatType: CommunicationsBoth Echostar-18 and BRISat are built by Space Systems/Loral using their 1300 bus to provide communications at geostationary orbit for 15 years. Echostar-18 will be positioned at 110 degrees west to replace Echostar-10, whereas BRISat will be stationed at 150 degrees east. BRISat will provide exclusive coverage for the Indonesian bank BRI which has 9,800 branches serving 50 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago. Echostar-18 and BRISat weigh 6000kg and 3500kg respectively. 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