Ariane 5 G
Partial FailureArtemis & BSAT-2b · Arianespace
Launch time (NET)
Thursday, Jul 12, 2001, 21:58 UTC
Launch window
Thursday, Jul 12, 2001, 21:58 UTC – Thursday, Jul 12, 2001, 21:58 UTC
Provider
Arianespace
Rocket
Launch pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · Open map
Status
Partial Failure
Either the launch vehicle reached orbit but did not deliver its payload in the targeted orbit, or an exceptional event made it impossible to consider the mission a success.
Mission
Artemis & BSAT-2b
Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Artemis is a geostationary earth orbit satellite for a ESA data relay satellite, it operates at the 21.5 degrees East. BSAT-2b is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.
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