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Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5
Ariane 5 ECA · Communications
May 27, 2006 · 21:09 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
Satmex-6 is a geostationary communication satellite used to provide communication to the Americas, Hawaii and the Caribbean. Thaicom 5 is operated by Thaicom and provides communications to Asia, Africa, Europe and Autstralia for a geostationary orbit.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Orbit
- GTO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- NET precision
- Hour
- Data source
- LL2