flown missionSuccess
Ariane 5 G | MaqSat 3 & ARD
European Space AgencyAriane Launch Area 3 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- MaqSat 3 & ARD
- Type
- Dedicated Rideshare
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
MaqSat 3 was a dummy satellite to test the Ariane Vehicle. ARD was the Advanced Reentry Demonstrator, built by ESA. This is developed for experimental purposes to validate reentry techniques.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 G
- Family
- Ariane
- Variant
- G
- Provider
- European Space Agency
- Type
- Multinational
- Country
- FRA,ITA,DEU,ESP,CHE,GBR,AUT,SWE,PRT,NLD,HUN,POL,DNK,CZE,ROU,NOR,FIN,GRC,EST,IRL,LUX,BEL,SVN
launch site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- GUF
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
- Coordinates
- 5.2390, -52.7680