12 February 2009, 22:09 UTC
Hot Bird 10, NSS-9, Spirale A, Spirale B
Ariane 5 ECA Flight 164 orbited two satellites from Kourou: XTAR-EUR, a Space Systems/Loral-built X-band military communications satellite for operator XTAR serving the U.S. and Spain, and ESA's Sloshsat technology demonstrator studying propellant slosh in microgravity.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7.9 T
- Flight
- 18th
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 12 February 2009, 22:09 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2009-008
- Launches in 2009
- 8th of 78
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