March 22, 2014 at 10:04 PM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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March 22, 2014 at 10:04 PM UTC
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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2390, -52.7680
ASTRA 5B will extend transponder capacity and geographical reach over Eastern European and neighbouring markets for DTH, direct-to- cable and contribution feeds to digital terrestrial television networks. It will also carry a hosted L-band payload for the European Commission’s European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) - See more at: http://www.ses.com/4628908/astra-5b#sthash.h0BOdquk.dpuf
Mission media
Arianespace Flight VA 216 / ASTRA 5B and Amazonas 4A
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Height
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
71
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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