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Ariane successfully completes launch No. 250 and celebrates its 40th birthday

Launching Ariane

26.11.2019

For its fourth and final launch of 2019, Ariane 5 placed the Egyptian telecommunications satellite TIBA-1 and the Inmarsat GX5 satellite in orbit It was launch No. 250 for Ariane, which will be celebrating its 40th birthday on December 24 11 Ariane 5 launches are scheduled up to 2022, in parallel with the first launches of Ariane 6

For its fourth and final mission of the year, Ariane 5 placed two communications satellites in geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), lifting off from the European spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana): TIBA-1 and Inmarsat GX5. 

The total performance required of the launcher was 10,479 kg, with the two satellites accounting for 9,630 kg. The payloads were injected into an optimized orbit inclined 5° to the equator.

ArianeGroup is the industrial lead contractor for the development and operation of Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 launchers. The company coordinates an industrial network of more than 600 companies (including 350 SMEs) in 13 European countries. ArianeGroup oversees the entire industrial supply chain, from performance optimization and the corresponding studies associated with Ariane 5 to production, from the supply of mission-specific data and software to the marketing of the launcher by Arianespace. This chain includes equipment and structures, engine manufacturing, integration of the various stages and launcher integration in French Guiana.