Ariane 5 ECA flight VA189 carried two telecom satellites to GTO: JCSat-12, providing C-band coverage over Japan, Oceania, Asia-Pacific and Hawaii, and Optus D3, delivering Ku-band direct-to-home TV, internet and telephony services for Australia and New Zealand.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 7 T
- Flight
- 21st
- of 73 Ariane 5 ECA flights
- Date and time
- 21 August 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
- 2009-044
- Launches in 2009
- 46th of 78
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