ARIANESPACE FLIGHT - JCSAT-12 and Optus D3
The latest successful launch
Arianespace orbits JCSAT-12 and Optus D3
On Friday evening, August 21, Arianespace orbited two communications satellites: JCSAT-12, built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and Optus D3, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation for the Australian operator Optus.
46th Ariane 5 launch, 32nd success in a row
The latest successful launch of an Ariane 5, the fourth in 2009, confirms that Arianespace’s launch Service & Solutions continue to set the global standard for the world’s leading space communications operators and manufacturers.
Ariane 5 is the only commercial heavy launcher in service today capable of simultaneously launching two payloads.
This was the 46th launch of an Ariane 5 and the 32nd successful launch in a row.
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