Astra 2B & GE-7
Ariane 5 G
Arianespace
Mission
Astra 2B & GE-7
Type: Communications
Astra 2B is one of the Astra communications satellite owned and operated by SES. Providing digital television and radio broadcast service to the UK and Republic of Island. GE-7 is also a commercial communications satellite owned and operated by GE American. Providing coverage to North America, Hawaii, the Caribbean islands and most of Mexico.
Location
Ariane Launch Area 3
Kourou, French Guiana
315 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
Rocket
Ariane 5 G – Arianespace
Family: Ariane 5
Length: 57 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Launch Mass: 737 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 12200 kg
The Ariane 5 G was manufactured by Arianespace with the first launch on 1996-06-04. Ariane 5 G has 13 successful launches and 3 failed launches with a total of 16 launches. The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.
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.
