Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialUpper stage under-performance left payloads in MEO. Artemis was able to climb to GEO over time with operational propellant, BSAT-2b couldn't compensate and was abandoned.
Artemis is a geostationary earth orbit satellite for a ESA data relay satellite, it operates at the 21.5 degrees East. BSAT-2b is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.
Orbital Attempt
#4,481
ASA Mission
#138
Pad Launch
#10
Location Launch
#151
Designator
2001-029
Jul 12, 2001, 9:58 PM
1 update
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Jul 12, 2001, 6:58 PM
Total Launches
334
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903
