2018-074 Success
Ariane 5 ECA | Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 & Horizons 3e
Sep 25, 2018, 10:38 PM UTC
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Vehicle
Ariane 5ECA
Agency
Arianespace
Site / Pad
CSG / ELA3
Outcome
Success
Flight
VA243 (5103)
COSPAR Designator
2018-074
Mission
Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 & Horizons 3e (Communications)
Azercosmos-2/Intelsat-38 is a geostationary telecommunications satellite. As the name suggests, satellite will be used jointly by Azercosmos and Intelsat. Horizons-3e, also known as IS-H3e, is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite ordered by Horizons Satellite, a joint venture of Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Group. The spacecraft is designed and manufactured by Boeing on the Boeing-702MP platform.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Ariane 5 ECA
Provider
Arianespace
Agency launches
268 (6 YTD)
Site launches
283 (6 YTD)
Pad launches
101 (4 YTD)