# Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34

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**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** ariane-5, lanci-2015, arianespace, lanci-asa, esa\
**Created:** [19 Agosto 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/ariane-5-eca-eutelsat-8-west-b-intelsat-34/31977 "2015-08-19T20:34:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [19 Agosto 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/ariane-5-eca-eutelsat-8-west-b-intelsat-34/31977/1 "2015-08-19T20:34:08Z")

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> **Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34**
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> **Starts:** 20 Agosto 2015, 8:10pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Ends:** 20 Agosto 2015, 9:56pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Location:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/5.2390000/-52.7680000&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6q_TwoyThQ>

### Informazioni sulla missione

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| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 2015-08-20T20:34:08 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | Telecomunicazioni |
| Orbita | Orbita di trasferimento geostazionaria (GTO) |
| Rampa | Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana (GUF) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.239&mlon=-52.768&zoom=20) |

### Lanciatore

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| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Ariane 5 ECA](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/37805) [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5) |
| Costruttore | ArianeGroup [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArianeGroup) [Info](https://www.ariane.group/) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | Arianespace [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianespace) [Info](https://www.arianespace.com) |
| Primo volo | 2002-12-11 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 57,70 m |
| Diametro | 5,40 m |
| Peso al lancio | 780 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 11.400 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: -  
GTO: 10.500 kg |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 71/73 (8 consecutivi) |
| Booster | None |

### Video

- Recap: [Ariane 5 flight VA225 liftoff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6q_TwoyThQ) (European Space Agency, ESA)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T21:17:14 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/b89b6cdf-c507-47c8-a114-0aef1d6bd6f0/?format=json)

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Eutelsat is a new satellite for Middle East and North Africa broadcast markets to host coverage for 52 million homes. Intelsat 34 was built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) of Palo Alto, California and is designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer. It will bring replacement relay capacity for two other satellites at 304.5 degrees East longitude.