The first Ariane 5 mission in 2017 has placed Sky Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) during a mission lasting just under 40 minutes.
Ariane 5 ready for tonight’s mission
Arianespace has rolled out the Ariane 5 for its initial heavy-lift mission in 2017, scheduled for tonight from the Spaceport in French Guiana to orbit the Sky Brasil-1 and Telkom 3S satellites.