Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2Ariane 5 ECA Arianespace Launch Status Success Wed · Sep 30th, 2015 4:30 PM EDT Watch Online Mission Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2 Type: Communications NBN-Co 1A, nicknamed Sky Muster I, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Argentinian geostationary communications satellite ARSAT-2. Location Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana 151 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana. Rocket Ariane 5 ECA Length: 57.7 meters Diameter: 5.4 meters First Launch: 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 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