Ariane 5 GS | Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15
Status: Success | Launched: Oct 13, 2005 22:32 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Arianespace (Commercial)
- Rocket: Ariane 5 GS — Ariane family
Mission
Syracuse 3A is a powerful communication satellite for the French Ministry of Defence. Galaxy 15 is a PanAmSat telecommunications satellite operating at 133 degrees West, used to provide communications to North America.
- Type: Communications
- Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
- Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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