MaqSat 3 was a dummy satellite to test the Ariane Vehicle. ARD was the Advanced Reentry Demonstrator, built by ESA. This is developed for experimental purposes to validate reentry techniques.
Vehicle
Ariane 5 G
Ariane 5 · G
Height
57 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
12,200 kg
Successful launches
13
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.
