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Ariane 5 ECA
This page records Ariane 5 ECA | Echostar 18 & BRIsat and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Check the source: Ariane 5 arrives at the Spaceport for a June launch with EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat ↗ · Launch Library ↗
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Both Echostar-18 and BRISat are built by Space Systems/Loral using their 1300 bus to provide communications at geostationary orbit for 15 years. Echostar-18 will be positioned at 110 degrees west to replace Echostar-10, whereas BRISat will be stationed at 150 degrees east. BRISat will provide exclusive coverage for the Indonesian bank BRI which has 9,800 branches serving 50 million customers across the Indonesian archipelago. Echostar-18 and BRISat weigh 6000kg and 3500kg respectively.
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Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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