flown missionSuccess
Ariane 5 ECA | XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat
ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 3 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat
- Type
- Dedicated Rideshare
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
XTAR-EUR is a communication satellite operating at 29 degrees East. Serving the needs of US, Spanish and allied governments. Maqsat B2 was designed to represent a commercial passenger for vehicle evaluation but was used as a technology platform for several European experiments, including Sloshsat in this case. Sloshsat is a satellite to investigate the behavior of liquids in weightlessness.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Family
- Ariane
- Variant
- ECA
- 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