Ariane 5 flight VA234 orbited two SSL-built communications satellites: Star One D1 for Embratel/Star One at 84 degrees West, and JCSAT-15 for SKY Perfect JSAT's Japanese pay-TV service.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 10.3 T
- Flight
- 59th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 21 December 2016, 20:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2016-082
- Launches in 2016
- 84th of 85
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