flown missionSuccess
Ariane 5 ECA | Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B
ArianespaceAriane Launch Area 3 — Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B
- Type
- Communications
- Target orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Hot Bird 10 is a French communications satellite operated by Eutelsat. It provides direct to home broadcasting from geostationary orbit at 13 degrees East. NSS9 is a communications satellite owned by SES, operating at 177 degrees West. Spirale is a French government programme to develop an early wanring system which will use infrared satellite imagery to detect the flights of ballistic missiles. This was a demonstration using two micro satellites.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Family
- Ariane
- Variant
- ECA
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- FRA
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launch site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- GUF
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
- Coordinates
- 5.2390, -52.7680