Ariane 5 ECA orbited two telecom satellites: AMC-21, providing Ku-band TV and data distribution over the US, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, and Superbird-7, delivering broadcast and mobile-terminal links across Japan, eastern Asia and the Pacific.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7.7 T
- Flight
- 16th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 14 August 2008, 20:44 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2008-038
- Launches in 2008
- 39th of 69
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