Ariane 5 ECA
SuccessBadr-6 & ProtoStar I · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Jul 7, 2008, 21:47 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Jul 7, 2008, 21:47 UTC – Monday, Jul 7, 2008, 21:47 UTC
Provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Badr-6 & ProtoStar I
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Badr-6 is a satellite as part of the fourth generation of Arab communication satellites. It is inteded to create an integration of social and cultaral activities among the Arab League countries. Protostar I is a satellite built by SSL and operated at 98.5 degrees East providing communications.
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