Mission description
Syracuse 3A is a powerful communication satellite for the French Ministry of Defence. Galaxy 15 is a PanAmSat telecommunications satellite operating at 133 degrees West, used to provide communications to North America.
Launch index
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Launch Successful
Ariane 5 GS | Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15
October 13, 2005 at 10:32 PM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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October 13, 2005 at 10:32 PM UTC
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Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2390, -52.7680
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 GS
- Launch probability
- -1%
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- October 13, 2005 at 10:32 PM UTC
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- October 13, 2005 at 10:32 PM UTC
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- June 14, 2023 at 4:01 AM UTC
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Ariane 5 GS
Ariane 5 · GS
Height
55 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
6
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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