Ariane 5 ECA | ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus

Name: Ariane 5 ECA | ABS-2 & Athena-Fidus
Start: 2014-02-06T21:30:07Z
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

ABS-2 is an Indian digital direct-broadcast television satellite operating at 75 degrees. Athena-Fidus is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to French and Italian armed force and emergency services. Operating in geostationary orbit.

Mission Details

Launch date: February 6, 2014 at 09:30 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA
Operator: Arianespace
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission type: Communications