Ariane 5 G+ launched Anik F2 for Telesat Canada, at the time the heaviest commercial telecommunications satellite ever flown at nearly 6,000 kg, into geostationary transfer orbit from Kourou.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 3 Ariane 5 G+ flights
- Date and time
- 18 July 2004, 00:44 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 G+
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2004-027
- Launches in 2004
- 27th of 54
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