Ariane 5 ECA launched two communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: WildBlue-1 for US broadband provider WildBlue Communications and AMC-18 for SES Americom's cable TV distribution service.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7.3 T
- Flight
- 8th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 8 December 2006, 22:08 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2006-054
- Launches in 2006
- 57th of 66
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