Launch Overview
Vehicle
Ariane 5ECA
Agency
Arianespace
Site / Pad
CSG / ELA3
Outcome
Success
Flight
VA201 (558)
COSPAR Designator
2011-016
Mission
Yahsat 1A & New Dawn (Communications)
Yahsat 1A is a communications satellite operating at 52.5 degrees East. New Dawn is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees East, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Ariane 5 ECA
Provider
Arianespace
Agency launches
196 (2 YTD)
Site launches
210 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
57 (2 YTD)