2007 · Arianespace

Singtel Optus & Australian Department of Defence

successAriane 5 ECA | Spaceway-3 & BSAT-3A

Spaceway-3 is a communications satellite providing broadband at 95 degrees West in geostationary orbit. BSAT-3A is another geostationary communications satellite operating at 110 degrees East providing high definition direct television broadcasting across Japan.

Overview

Date / time: August 14, 2007 at 11:44 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission: Singtel Optus & Australian Department of Defence
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Payloads deployed · 2