Baku, Azerbaijan, March 9
By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend:
The Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle will launch into orbit one more satellite along with the Azerbaijani satellite Azerspace-2 / Intelsat 38, according to the list of space launches published by Arianespace.
The second satellite on board the Ariane 5 ECA will be the Indian GSAT-11 communications satellite.
The main advantage of the Ariane 5 ECA is its ability to deliver a useful cargo of 10 tons into the orbit. Unlike other launch vehicles, the Ariane 5 ECA is capable of bringing into orbit two satellites.
Azerspace-2 satellite is planned to be launched into orbit in April 2018 from the Kourou space center (VA-243 mission).
French company Arianespace, which launched Azerbaijan's first satellite Azerspace/Africasat-1a in February 2013, will send the Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 into the orbit. Then, the Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle, in addition to the Azerbaijani satellite, also launched the Spanish Amazonas-3 communications satellite into the orbit.
Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 will be placed in a geostationary orbit 45 degrees east longitude. The zone of its service will include the countries of Europe, Central and South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
The satellite's manufacturer is Space Systems Loral (SSL), which is also a provider of satellite control systems.
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