7 February 2013, 21:36 UTC
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a & Amazonas 3
Ariane 5 ECA flight VA212 carried two telecom satellites to geostationary transfer orbit: Amazonas 3 for Hispasat, serving the Americas and Europe, and Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a, Azerbaijan's first satellite, providing coverage over Central Asia, Europe and Africa.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 9.9 T
- Flight
- 40th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 7 February 2013, 21:36 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2013-006
- Launches in 2013
- 7th of 81
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