Star One D1
Success
DEC 21201620:30:00 UTCStar One D1 was the first of Embratel Star One's 4th-generation satellites, a multimission C-, Ku- and Ka-band spacecraft built by SSL for the Brazilian operator. It shared its Ariane 5 with JCSAT-15, a communications satellite for Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT, and was released first, about 29 minutes after liftoff.
LIFTOFF
DEC 21 201620:30:00 UTC
Success
launched from ELA-3 Kourou
aboard Ariane 5 ECA VA234 into GSO
Broadcast
Watch how the launch went
Payloads · 2
- 01
Star One D1
Communications
- 02
JCSAT-15
Communications