Successful deployment and signal acquisition from MTG-I1 and both Galaxy satellites (https://twitter.com/INTELSAT/status/1602782247207272449)
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Historical mission record
This page records Ariane 5 ECA+ | Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1 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
Galaxy 35, 36 are two geostationary communications satellites operated by Intelsat. MTG-I1 is the first of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA+
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- Provider
- Arianespace
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA+
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
- Height
- 57.7 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 11
- First flight
- 2019-08-07
Recorded timing
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1h 46m windowPublished target
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Launch site & orbit
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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