Orbited the Astra 2F direct-to-home broadcast satellite for SES and India's GSAT-10 communications/navigation satellite in a dual-payload flight from Kourou, setting a new Ariane 5 ECA payload performance record at over 10,200 kg.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 9.8 T
- Flight
- 37th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 28 September 2012, 21:18 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2012-051
- Launches in 2012
- 54th of 78
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