TerreStar-1Ariane 5 ECA Arianespace Launch Status Success Wed · Jul 1st, 2009 1:52 PM EDT Watch Online Mission TerreStar-1 Type: Communications An American communications satellite operated by TerreStar Corporation. Constructed by SSL is provides mobile communications to North America, and at the time of its launch was the larest commercial communications satellite ever built. It operates in geostationary orbit at 111 degrees West. 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