2015 · Arianespace

Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2

successAriane 5 ECA | Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2

NBN-Co 1A, nicknamed Sky Muster I, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Argentinian geostationary communications satellite ARSAT-2.

Overview

Date / time: September 30, 2015 at 08:30 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission: Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Payloads deployed · 2