Alphasat I-XL (Inmarsat-XL) & INSAT-3D

Arianespace Flight VA214 orbited two payloads from Kourou: Alphasat, Europe's largest telecom satellite ever built, developed with ESA for Inmarsat, and ISRO's INSAT-3D meteorological satellite, both deployed successfully within 32 minutes of liftoff.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

9.2 T

Flight

41st

of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights

Date and time

25 July 2013, 19:54 UTC

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA

Builder

ArianeGroup

Launch site

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload

Dedicated Rideshare

International designator

2013-038

Launches in 2013

40th of 81

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