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Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e
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Intelsat 29e

Ariane 5 ECA

Historical mission record

This page records Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission

Covering North and South America Intelsat 29e will provide high bandwidth C and Ku-Band services for fixed and mobile customers. The satellite will be located at 50 degrees west in a geostationary orbit for its operational lifespan of 15 years. With over 3000kg of propellant the craft will weigh 6300kg when launched and will have 2 solar arrays to provide power. Intelsat 29e will launch on the Ariane 5 on its own, as no suitable secondary payload could be found

Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA
Mission type
Communications
Destination orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Provider
Arianespace

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Ariane 5 ECA
ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Height
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
73
First flight
2002-12-11

Recorded timing

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1h 20.28333333333333m windowPublished target
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Launch site & orbit

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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