JCSAT-12 & Optus D3Ariane 5 ECA Arianespace Launch Status Success Fri · Aug 21st, 2009 6:09 PM EDT Mission JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 Type: Communications JCSAT-12 is a Japanese geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group. Optus D3 is a communications satellite serving many customers operating in a geostationary orbit at 156 degrees East. Location Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana 151 launches have been at this location. Rocket Ariane 5 ECA Length: 57.7 meters Diameter: 5.4 meters First Launched: December 11, 2002 Ariane 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. Agency Arianespace Type: Commercial Abbreviation: ASA Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Launchers: Ariane 5 | Vega Spacecraft: 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. View Rocket Launch Schedule