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Stellat 5 & N-Star C (Ariane 5 G) launch | T-Minus Zero

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Ariane 5 G | Stellat 5 & N-Star C

Name: Ariane 5 G | Stellat 5 & N-Star C
Start: 2002-07-05
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Arianespace • Ariane 5 G • Ariane Launch Area 3 (FR-GF)

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Stellat 5 & N-Star C

Arianespace • Ariane 5 G • LA-3

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Stellat 5 is a communications satellite belonging to Eutelsat, operating at 5 degrees West. N-Star C is a geostationary communications satellite operating at 136 degrees East.

Status: Success
Provider: Arianespace
Vehicle: Ariane 5 G
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission type: Communications
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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SpaceNewsJan 19, 2023

Eutelsat 5 West A successfully retired in graveyard orbit

Eutelsat said Jan. 19 it retired a satellite last week that had helped Europe transition from analog to digital television two decades ago.

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Launch info

Provider

Arianespace

Vehicle

Ariane 5 G

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3 (LA-3)

State

FR-GF

NET

2002-07-05T23:22:00+00:00

Window start

2002-07-05T23:22:00+00:00

Window end

2002-07-05T23:22:00+00:00

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Mission type

Communications

Launch site

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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Arianespace

149

Launch attempts including this one

8 in 2026

Arianespace has 149 launches on record, with 8 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Ariane 5 G

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Ariane 5 G has 13 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Ariane Launch Area 3

Pad launches

2 in 2026

Ariane Launch Area 3 has 12 launches from this pad on record, with 2 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

81% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

126d 22h

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