Telecommunications satellites for Arabsat and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – were launched on the company’s sixth Ariane 5 flight in 2015.
Ariane 5 orbited the Arabsat-6B (BADR-7) and GSAT-15 payloads from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana during a flight lasting approximately 43 minutes.
“Launch after launch, we are demonstrating our capability to increase our operational pace while remaining the most reliable solution for all our customers,” said Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël, who provided his post-flight comments from the Spaceport’s mission control center.
In a related development, Intelsat confirmed that the first of its Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellites would be orbited by Arianespace aboard an Ariane 5 on January 27, 2016.
Carrying an advanced digital payload, the Intelsat EpicNG will be the heavy-lift launcher’s sole passenger – a change from the typical dual-payload missions – and is to open Arianespace’s 2016 mission activity, according to Chairman and CEO Israël.