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Launch date:

Mid-August, 2009

Launch date:

July 1, 2009

Launcher version:

Ariane 5 ECA

Launcher version:

Ariane 5 ECA

Payload(s):

JCSAT-12 & Optus D3

Payload(s):

TerreStar-1

Customer(s):

SKY Perfect JSAT Corp for JCSAT-12

 

Optus for Optus D3

Customer(s):

TerreStar Networks Inc.

Mission:

Telecommunications service covering Japan, the Asia-Pacific region and Hawaii for JCSAT-12

 

Direct TV broadcast, Internet, telephony and data transmission services for Australia and New Zealand for Optus D3

Mission:

Next-generation mobile voice, data and video services

Payload prime contractor(s):

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems for JCSAT-12

 

Orbital Sciences Corporation for Optus D3

Payload prime contractor(s):

Space Systems/Loral

 

Success


 

Arianespace Launch Review (2004-2009)

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

May 14, 2009

Ariane 5 ECA

Herschel & Planck

February 12, 2009

Ariane 5 ECA

HOT BIRD™ 10, NSS-9 & 2 Spirale auxiliary passengers

December 20, 2008

Ariane 5 ECA

HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M

August 14, 2008

Ariane 5 ECA

Superbird-7 & AMC-21

July 7, 2008

Ariane 5 ECA

ProtoStar I & BADR-6

June 12, 2008

Ariane 5 ECA

Skynet 5C & Turksat 3A

April 18, 2008

Ariane 5 ECA

Star One C2 & VINASAT-1

March 9, 2008

Ariane 5 ES

Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)

December 21, 2007

Ariane 5 GS

Horizons-2 and RASCOM-QAF1

November 14, 2007

Ariane 5 ECA

Star One C1 and Skynet 5B

October 5, 2007

Ariane 5 GS

Intelsat 11 and Optus D2

August 14, 2007

Ariane 5 ECA

SPACEWAY 3 and BSAT-3a

May 4, 2007

Ariane 5 ECA

ASTRA 1L and Galaxy 17

March 11, 2007

Ariane 5 ECA

Skynet 5A and INSAT 4B

December 27, 2006

Soyuz (Starsem)

COROT

December 8, 2006

Ariane 5 ECA

AMC-18 and WildBlue-1

October 13, 2006

Ariane 5 ECA

DIRECTV 9S, Optus D1 and LDREX-2

August 11, 2006

Ariane 5 ECA

JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B

May 27, 2006

Ariane 5 ECA

Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5

March 11, 2006

Ariane 5 ECA

HOT BIRD 7A & SPAINSAT

December 21, 2005

Ariane 5 G

INSAT 4A & MSG-2

November 16, 2005

Ariane 5 ECA

Spaceway 2 & Telkom 2

October 13, 2005

Ariane 5 G

Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15

August 14, 2005

Soyuz/Fregat

Galaxy 14

August 11, 2005

Ariane 5 G

THAICOM 4 (IPSTAR)

February 12, 2005

Ariane 5 ECA

XTAR-EUR and test payload

December 18, 2004

Ariane 5 G

Helios IIA and six supplemental payloads

July 17, 2004

Ariane 5 G

Anik F2

March 2, 2004

Ariane 5 G

Rosetta

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