Echostar XVII & MSG-3Ariane 5 ECAArianespace Launch Status Success Thu · Jul 5th, 2012 5:36 PM EDT Watch Online MissionEchostar XVII & MSG-3Type: Dedicated RideshareEchostar XVII is an American high throughput geostationary communications satellite operated by EchoStar. It is positioned at 107.1 degrees West and provides internet. MSG-3 are spin stabelised and are geostationary meteorogical satellites. 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