Dual-launched the Intelsat 20 communications satellite and Avanti's HYLAS 2 broadband satellite from Kourou, marking Ariane 5's 50th consecutive successful launch and a new GTO payload performance record for the ECA variant.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 9.8 T
- Flight
- 36th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 2 August 2012, 20:54 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2012-043
- Launches in 2012
- 45th of 78
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