Intelsat-30 & ARSAT-1
Ariane 5 ECA
Arianespace
Mission
Intelsat 30/DLA-1 & ARSAT-1
Type: Communications
Intelsat DLA 1, also known as Intelsat 30, will broadcast direct-to-home television services to Latin America in a partnership between Intelsat and DirecTV. Launched along with it is the Arsat-1, the first communications satellite to be built in Argentina.
Location
Ariane Launch Area 3
Kourou, French Guiana
317 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
Rocket
Ariane 5 ECA – ArianeGroup
- Family: Ariane 5
- Length: 57.7 m
- Diameter: 5.4 m
- Launch Mass: 780 T
The Ariane 5 ECA was manufactured by ArianeGroup with the first launch on 2002-12-11. Ariane 5 ECA has 71 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 73 launches. Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
Agency
Arianespace – ASA
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: ASA
- Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël
- Founded: 1980
- Launchers: Ariane | Vega
- Country: FRA
Arianespace 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.
