TerreStar-1 succesfully launches on Ariane 5

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July 01, 2009

July 1, 2009 - Kourou Space Center. The Ariane 5s 31st consecutive mission success was another record-setting flight for this workhorse Arianespace launcher lofting the worlds largest commercial ...

July 1, 2009 - Kourou Space Center.
The Ariane 5s 31st consecutive mission success was another record-setting flight for this workhorse Arianespace launcher lofting the worlds largest commercial satellite, TerreStar-1, from the Spaceport in French Guiana today.
Lifting off from the ELA-3 launch zone on a rare afternoon departure, the Ariane 5 deployed TerreStar-1 into geostationary transfer orbit 26 minutes later. With a launch mass of nearly 6,910 kg., TerreStar-1 was carried as a solo payload on the heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA mission, which followed Arianespaces most recent flight by less than two months.
This 31st consecutive success for Ariane 5 which is our third launch in 2009 perfectly illustrates that high performance and reliability can go hand in hand, said Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall. Ariane 5 also has demonstrated its real capability to perform a complete range of missions from launches of the heaviest commercial satellites to the most complex scientific spacecraft.
Le Gall thanked TerreStar-1s operator U.S.-based TerreStar Networks Inc. for its confidence, noting this is the 29th new satellite company to have relied on Arianespace for the launch of an initial spacecraft.
TerreStar-1 will be located at an orbital position of 111 deg. West, offering new-generation mobile communications services across the United States and Canada. It was produced at Space Systems/Lorals Palo Alto, California facility, and was the 34th spacecraft built by this U.S. satellite manufacturer to be launched by Arianespace.
Operating in the 2-GHz spectrum with an 18-meter deployable reflector and powerful S-band feed array, TerreStar-1 will be able to manage some 500 spot beams. It is designed to supply secure communications services to governments in emergency situations, as well as to rural communities. The satellite also will provide voice, data and video transmission services to businesses via dual satellite/ground terminals approximately the size of a typical smart phone.
In post-launch comments from the Spaceports control center, TerreStar Networks President Jeffrey Epstein showed the type of handheld device that will function with the companys communications network and the TerreStar-1 satellite. He also expressed the excitement of experiencing the Ariane 5s launch first-hand. We are deeply appreciative of Arianespaces efforts, Epstein said. What we just witnessed is the culmination of millions of hours of advanced technology in satellite deployment here, and its truly remarkable to watch.

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