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COMSATBw 1B (SATCOMBw Stufe 3-1)
Ariane 6
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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission
First of two satellites of Germany's next generation of secure military satellite system. For the Bundeswehr, Airbus is the prime contractor for the design, integration, test and in orbit delivery of two new military GEO telecommunications satellites which are the successor communications satellites to COMSATBw 1 and 2.
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 6
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Provider
- Arianespace
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Launch vehicle
Ariane 6
Ariane 6 (unknown variant)
- Height
- 63 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 0
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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