Skynet 5B

Launch data: Designation  32294 / 07056B Launch date  14 Nov 2007 - 22:06 UT Launch site  Ko, ELA3 Launch vehicle  Ariane 5ECA (V-179) Mission  Comsat Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee  35770 x 35804 km Eccentricity   Inclination  0.06° Period  1436.1 min

Mission details:

• Ariane 5ECA vehicle L538, on flight V179, placed two communications satellites in geostationary transfer orbit on Nov 14. The EPC stage reached a -1065 x 168 km suborbital trajectory, with the ESC-A upper stage continuing to GTO in a single burn.
• The upper satellite is Skynet 5B, an Astrium Eurostar E3000 satellite owned by EADS' Paradigm company, which provides communications services at SHF and UHF to the UK Ministry of Defence. The satellites spent an extended period in transfer orbit.

Astrophilately covers:

Launch cancel Kourou.

Headquarter cancel Paris.