Carried the Astra 1L direct-broadcast TV satellite for SES and the Galaxy 17 communications satellite for Intelsat to geostationary transfer orbit, a combined payload of 8.6 tonnes that set a new commercial mass record for Ariane 5 ECA.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 9.1 T
- Flight
- 10th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 4 May 2007, 22:29 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2007-016
- Launches in 2007
- 18th of 68
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