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Ariane 5 to be launched in the night from Friday 11 to Saturday 12 August, 2006

Ariane 5 will be sending two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit on its third mission of the year: the JCSAT-10 communications satellite for Japanese operator JSAT Corporation, and the Syracuse 3B communications satellite for the French Ministry of Defense.

Weighing approximately 4,048 kg at launch, JCSAT-10 is the sixth JSAT Corp. satellite to be entrusted to Arianespace, following JCSAT-1 in March 1989, JCSAT-5 in December 1997, N-SAT-110 in October 2000, JCSAT-8 in March 2002 and JCSAT-9 last April. JCSAT-10 is fitted with 30 Ku-band and 12 C-band transponders, and will supply fixed satellite services (FSS) for Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and Hawaii. It will be positioned at 128 degrees East.

Arianespace has won 23 of the 32 commercial satellite launch contracts awarded in Japan.

Syracuse 3B, weighing about 3,750 kg at launch, is the second satellite in France's third generation Syracuse III system, dedicated to secure military communications. French defense procurement agency DGA (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement), part of the Ministry of Defense, is in charge of the program, with management being handled by the Observation, Telecommunications and Information Program Department (SPOT1).

NATO chose the Syracuse III system for its NATO Satcom Post 2000 project. Led by France, in conjunction with the British system Skynet and the Italian system Sicral, this project aims to pool these satellite resources, so they can be shared with allies in NATO.

This will be the 28th Ariane 5 launch. The launcher will be carrying a total payload of 8,922 kg, including 7,800 for the two satellites, which will be released separately into their targeted orbits. The launch will be from the Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana.

Geändert von MikeHB am 10. August 2006 um 07:45

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This will be the 28th Ariane 5 launch

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soviele Starts gab es schon mit der Arinae 5? Kommt mir vom Gefühl her etwas viel vor. Oder ist damit die anzahl an Objekten gemeint die damit ins All befördert wurden?

Gruß

Neil