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2018 · Arianespace

Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 & Horizons 3e

successAriane 5 ECA | Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 & Horizons 3e

Azercosmos-2/Intelsat-38 is a geostationary telecommunications satellite. As the name suggests, satellite will be used jointly by Azercosmos and Intelsat. Horizons-3e, also known as IS-H3e, is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite ordered by Horizons Satellite, a joint venture of Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Group. The spacecraft is designed and manufactured by Boeing on the Boeing-702MP platform.

Overview

Date / time
September 25, 2018 at 10:38 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission
Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 & Horizons 3e
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 2

AZERSPACE 2 (IS-38)
GEO
HORIZONS-3E
GEO