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Ariane 5 G | Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8

Name: Ariane 5 G | Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Start: 2002-08-28T22:45:00Z

Wed 28 Aug, 22:45 UTC

Atlantic Bird is a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the atlantic ocean. Operating at 12.5 degrees West. Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite operated by both ESA and EUMETSAT.

Mission type: Dedicated Rideshare · Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Rocket: Ariane 5 G · Provider: Arianespace

Launch pad

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · View on map (opens in new tab)