flown missionSuccess
Ariane 5 GS | RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2
ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 3 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- RASCOM-QAF 1 & Horizons-2
- Type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
RASCOM-QAF 1 is the first satellite dedicated to the African continent. It operates at 2.85 degrees East, providing telecommunication services. Horizons-2 is a communications satellite owned by Horizons Satellite a joint venture between SKY Perfect JSAT Group and Intelsat. It operates at 74 degrees West.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 GS
- Family
- Ariane
- Variant
- GS
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- FRA
webcasts
launch site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- GUF
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
- Coordinates
- 5.2390, -52.7680