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Ariane 5 Second Launch of 2020 is a Success

Launching Ariane

18.02.2020

For its second launch of the year, Ariane 5, placed two satellites in orbit: JCSAT-17 for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and GEO-KOMPSAT-2B for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) This was the 252nd launch for Ariane, which marked its 40th anniversary on December 24, 2019 Nine more Ariane 5 launches are scheduled up to 2023

For its second launch of the year from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, the Ariane 5 launcher placed two satellites in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO): the JCSAT-17 satellite for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and the GEO-KOMPSAT-2B satellite for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).

As industrial prime contractor for the development, production and operation of Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 launchers, ArianeGroup coordinates an industrial network bringing together more than 600 companies in 13 European countries, including 350 Small and Medium Enterprises. ArianeGroup manages all industrial activities relating to Ariane 5, from studies and performance improvements to its production, the supply of data or software specific to each mission. This chain includes equipment and structures, engine manufacturing, integration of the different stages, then integration of the launcher in French Guiana. ArianeGroup delivers a flight-capable launcher on the launch pad to its subsidiary Arianespace, which operates the flight from take-off on behalf of its customers.

The total performance required of the launcher was 10109kg; including 9236 kg for the two satellites which were injected into an orbit inclined 6° to the equator.