{"id":38863,"date":"2017-02-14T21:15:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T13:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/ariane-5-launches-sky-brasil-1-and-telkom-3s-satellites\/"},"modified":"2017-02-14T21:15:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T13:15:20","slug":"ariane-5-launches-sky-brasil-1-and-telkom-3s-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/ariane-5-launches-sky-brasil-1-and-telkom-3s-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariane 5 launches SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arianespace conducted its first Ariane 5 launch of the year on Tuesday. The workhorse lofted the SKY Brasil-1 and Telkom-3S satellites from European Spaceport in Kourou, on a ride to a geostationary transfer orbit. The launch occurred at the opening of the launch window at 21:39 UTC.<\/p>\n

\nAriane 5 Launch:<\/p>\n

This was the first Ariane 5 launch of the year, following on for seven successful launches of the rocket during 2016.<\/p>\n

Arianespace has already seen in the new year, with the launch of its Soyuz ST-B rocket, which successfully lofted the Hispasat 36W-1 at the end of January.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s launch was designated Flight VA235 in Arianespace\u2019s launcher family numbering system. It was one of up to 12 missions in total that are planned this year with Arianespace\u2019s heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega.<\/p>\n

\"\"Arianespace will soon have the Ariane 6 added to its rocket team, with more baseline information recently released via the publication of the user manual.<\/p>\n

The document pays tribute to the Ariane family, which began with the Ariane 1 rocket which conducted its maiden launch in 1979.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the Ariane family, Arianespace experience is as of beginning 2016, of more than 380 launch contracts, 227 flights, 350 satellites launched (thanks to the shared launch capability), 53 auxiliary payloads launched, over a period of 36 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For this latest mission, Ariane 5\u2019s overall payload lift performance for the flight was more than 10.4 metric tons. Its two passengers were deployed into geostationary transfer orbit during a profile lasting just under 40 minutes.<\/p>\n

Released first during Flight VA235 was SKY Brasil-1, with Telkom 3S following 12 minutes later.<\/p>\n

\"\"Due to this deployment schedule, SKY Brasil-1 was located in the launcher\u2019s upper payload position.<\/p>\n

Developed for utilization by AT&T\/DIRECTV via its DIRECTV Latin America subsidiary, the 6,000-kg.-class satellite is to expand direct-to-home high-definition programming for Brazil. It was produced by Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France, using the spacecraft manufacturer\u2019s Eurostar E3000 platform.<\/p>\n

SKY Brasil-1 (also known as SKYB-1) was the 10th satellite launched by Arianespace for the operator AT&T\/DIRECTV. The previous launch was on May 27, 2015, lofting SKY M\u00e9xico-1 and DIRECTV 15 on the same Ariane 5.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be one of two satellites that will support our SKY Brasil business providing us with the capacity to deliver superior products and services to our growing customer base in Brazil,\u201d noted Bruce Churchill, president of DIRECTV Latin America ahead of the launch. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to another successful Arianespace launch.\u201d<\/p>\n

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