Star One C4 & MSG 4
Ariane 5 ECA
Arianespace
Mission
Star One C4 & MSG 4
Type: Communications
MSG-4 Sat will join four other Meteosat-series meteorological platforms that currently are operational in geostationary orbit at 36,000 km. above the equator. Star One C4 Sat will support telephone, television, radio, data transmission and Internet services in Brazil, Latin American countries and the United States.
Trajectory
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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.
