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Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12

April 9, 2003 at 10:52 PM UTC

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12 launch image
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April 9, 2003 at 10:52 PM UTC

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Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2390, -52.7680

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Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Launch probability
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April 9, 2003 at 10:52 PM UTC
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April 9, 2003 at 10:52 PM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 4:01 AM UTC

Mission description

INSAT-3A is a communications and weather satellite for ISRO, located at 93.5 degree East. Galaxy 12 is a geostationary communications satellite operating at 72 degree West, operated by PanAmSat.

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.

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