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Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA • Ariane Launch Area 3 (NA)
Arianespace • Ariane 5 ECA • LA-3
Skynet 5A is a military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 6 degrees East. Insat-4B is an indian communications satelite operating in geostationary orbit at 93.48 degrees East.
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Skynet 5A is a military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence and operated by Paradigm Secure Communications. It is located at 6 degrees East. Insat-4B is an indian communications satelite operating in geostationary orbit at 93.48 degrees East.
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
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