Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18Ariane 5 ECAArianespace Launch Status Success Wed · Oct 5th, 2016 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM8bMrYwROA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNzVgqRaZhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97hl1QOsc1I MissionSky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18Type: CommunicationsNBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, 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 Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18. 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