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Ariane 5 ECA | GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A

December 4, 2018 at 8:37 PM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane 5 ECA | GSAT-11 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2A launch image
Mission imagery · Ariane 5 ECA

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December 4, 2018 at 8:37 PM UTC

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Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2390, -52.7680

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Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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December 4, 2018 at 8:37 PM UTC
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December 4, 2018 at 9:53 PM UTC
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Mission description

GSAT-11 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite. It is based n the new I-6K Bus and carry 40 transponders in the Ku-band and Ka-band frequencies. GEO-KOMPSAT 2A is a South Korean geostationary meteorological satellite developed by KARI. The satellite will be used for weather and space weather observation.

Vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Ariane 5 · ECA

Height

57.7 m

Diameter

5.4 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

71

Launch complex

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

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