Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat AG1)

A Soyuz rocket launched Hispasat 36W-1, the first satellite built on Europe's SmallGEO platform, into geostationary transfer orbit from Kourou - the first time a Soyuz launched a GEO-bound spacecraft from French Guiana. It provides TV and broadband to Spain, Portugal and South America from 36 degrees West.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

3.2 T

Flight

4th

of 5 Soyuz STB Fregat-MT flights

Date and time

28 January 2017, 01:03 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz STB Fregat-MT

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload

Communications

International designator

2017-006

Launches in 2017

7th of 90

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