Safran: Ariane 5 places two satellites in orbit

(CercleFinance.com) - Ariane 5 has placed two satellites in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), lifting off from the European spaceport of Kourou (French Guiana).


This is the final launch of the year for Ariane 5, which has placed 13 satellites in orbit in 2018.

This launch has placed into put in orbit two satellites that have a total mass of 9362 kg. GSAT-11 is a telecommunications satellite and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A is is designed to provide Earth and space weather observation.

"With these 6 launches in 2018, Ariane 5 once again demonstrated its performance and flexibility, notably by placing - for the third time - 4 Galileo satellites in orbit, by placing BepiColombo in its release orbit on the way to Mercury, by celebrating its 100th launch and by once again demonstrating its ability to launch more than 10 metric tons to geostationary orbit. I extend my warmest thanks to the teams at ArianeGroup and those of our subsidiary Arianespace for the work accomplished on this sixth launch of Ariane 5, marking the end of an intense 2018. The Ariane 5 successes, are paving the way for the future successes of Ariane 6," said Alain Charmeau, CEO of ArianeGroup.

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