
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

Ariane 5 ECA
This page records Ariane 5 ECA | ArabSat-5A & COMS-1 (Chollian) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat. It is used to provide television, internet and telephone services to Arabia, Africa and Europe. It operates at 30.5 degrees East. Chollian, or COMS-1, is operated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, using it for communication, oceanography and meteorogical observation. Operating at 128.2 degrees East.
Published configuration and flight history.

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