Arianespace is one of the world’s leading satellite launch company, operating a full family of launchers: Ariane 5 for heavy lift spacecraft, the Soyuz for medium size and Vega for light weight spacecraft.

The French multinational company was the world’s first commercial launch serviceprovider and operates five locations worldwide for the production, operation and marketing of the Ariane program. Arianespace operates its launch services from South America (at the Spaceport in French Guiana) and Central Asia (at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazachstan).

The company was founded in 1980 and has its headquarters in Courcouronnes, France, near Paris. Arianespace, a subsidiary of The Arianegroup, launched more than 550 satellites since 1980. Total revenues in 2018 exceeded 1.4 billion euros.

On 21 October 2011 Arianespace launched the first Soyuz rocket ever from outside former Soviet territory. The VS01 / Galileo L1 mission orbited two Galileo navigation satellites.

Arianespace primary shareholders are its suppliers, in the various nations of the EU. Arianespace currently has 20 shareholders with France as the largest stakeholder (64%) in the Ariane development program. Other countries that support the program are Germany (20%), Belgium (3,5%), Denmark, Spain (2%), Italy (3%), The Netherlands (2%), Norway (0,1%), Sweden and Switzerland (2,7%).

Arianespace launched satellites for all major satellite operators, such as Intelsat, Eutelsat, Telesat, SKY Perfect JSAT from Japan, ISRO from India, Hellas-Sat (ArabSat) and many others.

Company History

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first Ariane launch, we look back at that day in December 1979 when Europe’s independent adventure into space began. When ESA came into being in 1975, one of its first objectives was to build a European launcher. The reason was simple: no launcher, no independent access to space and no space program.

Although the Member States of ESA had different interests and priorities, some were interested in carrying out research in space while others were more concerned in developing satellites, on one point they were unanimous: Europe needed to have independent access to space and its own space program. This meant that it had to develop launchers and have its own Spaceport.

In 1964, the French government had chosen Kourou in French Guiana as a base from which to launch its satellites. When ESA was created, the French government offered to share its Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) with the new space agency. For its part, ESA approved funding to upgrade the launch facilities at the CSG to prepare the Spaceport for the Ariane launchers under development.

The first flight of an Ariane rocket was scheduled for December 15^th 1979. On that day, in front of a large and expectant audience at Kourou, the countdown reached zero and the rocket motor underneath the launcher roared into life and then went out.

Fortunately, the fault was not serious and the launch was rescheduled for December 23^rd, but then bad weather and a few small problems led to yet another delay. The next attempt proved to be third time lucky. On December 24^th, at 14:14 PM local time, Ariane 1 blasted into space from Europe’s Spaceport and Europe’s independent adventure in space had begun.

During 2002, the ESA announced the Arianespace Soyuz programme in cooperation with Russia; a launch site for Soyuz was constructed as the Guiana Space Centre, while the Soyuz launch vehicle was modified for use at the site. On February 4^th  2005, both funding and final approval for the initiative were granted. Arianespace had offered launch services on the modified Soyuz ST-B to its clients.

On 21 October 2011 Arianespace launched the first Soyuz rocket ever from outside former Soviet territory. The VS01 / Galileo L1 mission orbited two Galileo navigation satellites.

In 2004, Arianespace held more than 50% of the world market for boosting satellites to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).

US based SpaceX owned by Elon Musk, was new in the market and forced Arianespace to cut workforce and focus on cost cutting to decrease costs to remain competitive against the new low-cost entrant in the launch sector. SpaceX’ competition forced the whole European industry to restructure, consolidate, rationalize and streamline it operations.

In the midst of pricing pressure from SpaceX, Arianespace made a November 2013 announcement of pricing flexibility for the ‘lighter satellites’ it carries to Geostationary orbits aboard its Ariane 5. Reducing pricing allowed Arianespace to sign 4 additional contracts in September 2014 for a lower slot on an Ariane 5 launcher for the satellites that otherwise could be flown on SpaceX launch vehicle.

In September 2014 Arianespace had a backlog of launches worth 4.5 billion euro with 38 satellites to be launched on Ariane 5, 7 on Soyuz and 9 on Vega, claiming 60% of global satellite launch market. By November 2014, SpaceX had gained significant market share from Arianespace, reducing its costs through economies of scale.

In July 2017 Airbus Safran Launchers changed the name into ArianeGroup, controlling seven subsidiaries:

• Arianespace, based in Paris France, the satellite launch company, operating a full family of launchers, Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega from spaceport in French Guiana and Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazachstan.
• Aerospace Propulsion Products (APP), based in The Netherlands, is specialized in the development and production of igniters and gas generators for the Ariane 5 and Vega rockets and launcher applications (e.g. Ariane 5 turbine pump starter).
• Eurockot Launch Services, GmbH, from Bremen in Germany, is a joint venture of Airbus Safran Launchers and Khrunichev Space Center and performs launches of satellites into Low Earth Orbits (LEO) for institutional and commercial satellite operators.
• Nucletudes was a subsidiary of the EADS group (aka Airbus Defence & Security), based in France and has a worldwide recognized expertise in the hardening engineering for protecting systems and equipment against irradiative and electromagnetic aggressions.
• PyroAlliance SA, based in Les Mureaux, France, designs, develops, produces, and markets energetic equipment for aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors in France.
• Sodern based in Limeil-Brévannes, near Paris, France, is specialized in space instrumentation, optics and neutron analyzers.
• CILAS, founded in 1966, is a high-technology engineering company specialized in laser and optics.

In 2020 Arianespace suspended operations for nearly two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

On February 28^th, 2022 the company suspended all Soyuz launches operated by Arianespace and the Starsem Russian affiliate, following sanctions from the EU, USA and the UK issued because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Soyuz is a Russian-made rocket and the Arianespace/Starsem operation is governed by an international agreement between France, Russia and the ESA.

Launch Vehicles

Ariane Launchers

Arianespace has operated various versions of the Ariane since the first launch in 1979:

• Ariane 1, max payload mass 1.83 tonnes, first successful launch on December 24th 1979.
• Ariane 2, max payload mass 2,27 tonnes, first successful launch on November 20th 1987.
• Ariane 3, max payload mass 2,65 tonnes, first successful launch on August 4th 1984.
• Ariane 4, with 6 versions: 40 (max payload mass 2,0 tonnes), 42P (max payload mass 2,7 tonnes), 44P (max payload mass 3.1 tonnes), 42L (max payload mass 3,3 tonnes), 42LP (max payload mass 3,8 tonnes), 44LP (max payload mass 4.3 tonnes), first successful launch on June 15th 1988),
• Ariane 5, with 2 versions: Ariane 5ES (max payload to LEO: 21 tonnes) and Ariane 5ECA (max payload to GTO: 10,5 tonnes), first successful launch on October 30th 1997.

The new Ariane 6 vehicle, developed by ArianeGroup and its European industrial partners, would have a similar payload capacity to the Ariane 5 but has considerably lower costs. Ariane 6 will be available in two versions depending on the required performance: A62 with two strap-on boosters, and A64 with four.

Ariane 6 first test flight is planned for 2024.

Soyuz Launcher
Arianespace operates the Soyuz medium launcher at the Guiana Space Centre (Soyuz CSG or Arianespace Soyuz) to accompany the light Vega and heavy-lift Ariane 5. The updated Soyuz 2 vehicle is supplied by Roscosmos with TsSKB-Progress and NPO Lavochkin, while additional components are supplied by Airbus Defense & Space, Thales Alenia Space and RUAG from Switzerland.

The Soyuz launcher can orbit spacecraft with a maximum payload mass of 4,4 tonnes to LEO and 3,25 tonnes to GTO.  Soyuz is a four-stage launcher, designed to high reliability levels with more than 1,900 manned and unmanned missions performed to date.

Vega Launcher
The Vega launcher, manufactured and delivered to Arianespace by Avio, is a four-stage orbital rocket that was first developed in 1998 and had its maiden flight in February 13th 2012 carrying scientific satellite for international customers.

The Vega will launch small satellites ranging in size from 1 kgs to 500 kgs for the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) program that was created by ESA in cooperation with the EU. The program was started to help bolster Arianespace’s response to the rideshare demands of the ever-growing small satellite launch market.

The Vega project was conceived in Italy in 1988, when a US-built Scout launcher carrying Italian satellites from a floating platform off the coast of Kenya was retired. To replace it, the Italian firm BPD Difesa Spazio proposed to the newly formed Italian Space Agency (ASI), a domestically built rocket. The new vehicle would be based on the Zefiro motor developed by the company for the European Ariane program.

The Vega launcher can orbit spacecraft with a maximum payload mass of 1,45 tonnes to LEO.

Launch Facilities

Arianaspace is operating Spaceport Europe in Kourou in French Guyana, an overseas French territory for the launches on Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega vehicles.

In 1964 the French Government chose Kourou, from 14 other sites, as a base from which to launch its satellites. When the European Space Agency (ESA) came into being in 1975, the French Government offered to share its Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) with ESA. For its part, ESA approved funding to upgrade the launch facilities at the CSG to prepare the Spaceport for the Ariane launchers under development.

The Arianespace Soyuz project was announced by the ESA in 2002. Cooperation with Russia began in two areas: construction of a launch site for Soyuz in CSG and development of the Soyuz launch vehicle modified for the Guiana Space Centre. In 2007 the construction of the Soyuz Launch Complex started to be completed in 2011, allowing Arianespace to offer launch services on the modified Soyuz ST-B to its clients. Since 2011, Arianespace has ordered a total of 23 Soyuz rockets, enough to cover its needs until 2019 at a pace of three to four launches per year.

Since then, ESA has continued to fund 2/3 of the spaceport’s annual budget to finance the operations and the investments needed to maintain the top-level services provided by the Spaceport. ESA also finances new facilities, such as launch complexes and industrial production facilities, for new launchers such as Vega or for the exploitation of Soyuz.

Kourou was an ideal launch site since it lies at latitude 5°3′, just over 500 km north of the equator. Its nearness to the equator made it ideally placed for launches into geostationary transfer orbit as few changes had to be made to a satellite’s trajectory. Also, French Guiana is scarcely populated and equatorial forests cover 90% of the country. In addition, there is no risk of cyclones or earthquakes.

Launchers also profit from the ‘slingshot’ effect, that is the energy created by the speed of the Earth’s rotation around the axis of the Poles. This increases the speed of a launcher by 460m per second. These important factors save fuel and money, and prolong the active life of satellites.

Thanks to its geographical position, the launch site offers a launch angle of 102°, enabling a wide range of missions from east to north.

Arianespace is constructing the launch site for the new Ariane 6 rocket. The launch complex covers 170 hectares, with buildings on 18 hectares. The site is located 17 km away from the town of Kourou and 4 km west from the Ariane 5 launch pad.

Resources

www.arianespace.com
www.ariane.group
www.safran-group.com
www.airbusafran-launchers.com
www.esa.int
www.directory.eportal.org
www.space.com  edition February 27^th 2019
www.eurockot.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.pyroalliance.fr
www.russianspaceweb.com
www.youtube.com
www.bloomberg.com
www.sodern.com
www.owler.com
www.spacenews.com  edition May 17^th 2017
www.spacenews.com  edition January 15^th 2019
www.nasaspaceflight.com  edition September 1^st 2020
www.cilas.com
www.satellitetoday.com  edition March, 3^rd, 2022

Satellites launched by Arianespace

Spacecraft	Orbit	Customer	Country	Purpose
ABS-2 (ST-3, KoreaSat-8)GEO	75° East	Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS)		Communication
ABS-7 (KoreaSat-3)GEO	ABS-7 (KoreaSat-3) at 116° East	Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS)		Communication
AfriStar (Spectrum-2)GEO	21° East	Worldspace, Corp.		Broadcasting
Al Yah 1 (Yahsat 1A, Y1A)GEO	52.5° E	SES		Communication
Al Yah 3GEO	20° West	Space42 (aka Yahsat)		Communication
Amazonas-2GEO	61° West	Hispasat		Communication
AMC-18 (GE-18)GEO	139° West	SES		Broadcasting
AMC-2 (GE-2)GEO	81° West	SES		Communication
AMC-21 (GE-21)GEO	125° West	SES		Broadcasting
AMC-4 (GE-4)GEO	67° West	SES		Communication
AMC-5 (GE-5, Nahuel-1B)GEO	81° West	SES		Broadcasting
AMC-7 (GE-7)GEO	137° West	SES		Communication
AMC-8 (GE-8)GEO	135° West	SES		Communication
AMOS 2GEO	85.2° West	Spacecom		Communication
Anik F1GEO	107° West	Telesat		Communication
Anik F2 (CANSAT KA4, Wildblue-2)GEO	111° West	Telesat		Communication
ArabSat-5AGEO	30.5° East	Arabsat		Communication
ArabSat-5CGEO	20° East	Arabsat		Communication
ARSat-1GEO	72° West	ARSAT		Communication
ARSat-2GEO	81° West	ARSAT		Communication
ARTEMIS (Advanced Relay and TEchnology MISsion)GEO	21.5° East	European Space Agency (ESA)		Technology
AsiaStar (Spectrum-1)GEO	105° East	-		Broadcasting
Astra 1LGEO	19.2° East	SES		Broadcasting
Astra 1NGEO	19.2° East	SES		Broadcasting
Astra 2DGEO	28° East	SES		Broadcasting
Astra 2F/Eutelsat 28FGEO	28° East	Eutelsat		Broadcasting
Astra 3AGEO	23.5° East	SES		Broadcasting
Astra 3BGEO	23.5° East	SES		Broadcasting
Astra 5B (HYLAS 2B)GEO	32° East	Avanti		Broadcasting
Athena-FidusGEO	38° East	Telespazio, Italy		Military & Intelligence
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1aGEO	46° East	Azercosmos		Communication
Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 (IS-38)GEO	45° East	Azercosmos		Communication
BADR-6 (ArabSat-4C, ArabSat-4AR)GEO	26° East	Arabsat		Communication
Bicentenario (MEXSAT-3)GEO	114.9° West	Ministry of Communications and Transportation		Communication
BrasilSat-B4 (Star One B4)GEO	92° West	Star One		Communication
BRIsatGEO	150.5° East	PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero), Tbk.		Communication
BSat-2aGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Broadcasting
BSat-2bGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Broadcasting
BSat-2cGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Communication
BSat-3aGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Broadcasting
BSat-3bGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Broadcasting
BSat-4aGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Broadcasting
BSat-4bGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Broadcasting
COMSATBw-1GEO	66° West	MilSat Services, GmbH.		Military & Intelligence
COMSATBw-2GEO	34° West	MilSat Services, GmbH.		Military & Intelligence
DirecTV-14 (AT&T T-14)GEO	99° West	AT&T		Broadcasting
DirecTV-15 (AT&T T-15)GEO	103° W	AT&T		Broadcasting
DirecTV-16 (AT&T T-16)GEO	101° West	AT&T		Broadcasting
DirecTV-4S (AT&T T-4S)GEO	101.2° West	AT&T		Broadcasting
DirecTV-9S (AT&T T9S)GEO	101° West	EchoStar		Communication
EchoStar XVII (EchoStar-17, Jupiter-1)GEO	107° West	EchoStar		Communication
EchoStar XVIII (EchoStar-18, USABSS-41)GEO	61° West	EchoStar		Communication
Eurasiasat-1 (Türksat-2A)GEO	42° East	Türksat		Communication
Eutelsat 113 West A (SatMex 6)GEO	113° West	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 115 West A (SatMex 5)GEO	115° West	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 12 West B (Atlantic Bird 2, Eutelsat 8 West A)GEO	12,5° West	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 133 West A (E33C, Eurobird 1, E28A)GEO	133° West	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 13C (HOTBIRD 9, HOTBIRD 13C)GEO	13° East	Eutelsat		Broadcasting
Eutelsat 13E (HOTBIRD 7A, Eurobird 9A, HOTBIRD 13E)GEO	13° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 172BGEO	172° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 21B (Eutelsat W6A)GEO	21,5° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 3 West BGEO	16° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 33E (HOTBIRD 10, Atlantic Bird 4A, Eutelsat 3C, HOTBIRD 13D)GEO	33° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 48D (Eutelsat 28B, W2M, AfghanSat-1)GEO	48° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 5 West A (Atlantic Bird 3, Stellat-5)GEO	5° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 59A (E36WA, E12WA, Atlantic Bird 1)GEO	59° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 65 West AGEO	65° West	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 7CGEO	7° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat 8 West B (NileSat-104B)GEO	8° West	Eutelsat		Communication
EUTELSAT KonnectGEO	7° East	Eutelsat		Communication
EUTELSAT Konnect VHTSGEO	3° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat QUANTUMGEO	48° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Eutelsat W1 (Eutelsat 4A, Eurobird 4A)GEO	4° East	Eutelsat		Communication
Galaxy-11 (G-11)GEO	93° West (Inclined Orbit)	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-12 (Galaxy XII, G-12)GEO	129° West	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-14 (G-14, Galaxy-5R)GEO	125° West	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-15 (G-15)GEO	133° West	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-17 (G-17)GEO	85° West	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-30 (G-30)GEO	125° West	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-35 (G-35)GEO	95° West	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-36 (G-36)GEO	89° West	Intelsat		Communication
Galaxy-4R (G-4R)GEO	77° West	Intelsat		Communication
Geo-KOMPSAT-1 (COMS-1, Cheollian-1)GEO	128.2° East	Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)		Earth Observation
Geo-KOMPSAT-2A (GK-2A, Cheollian-2A)GEO	128° East	Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)		Communication
Geo-KOMPSAT-2B (GK-2B, Cheollian-2B)GEO	128° East	Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)		Communication
GSAT-10GEO	83° East	NewSpace India		Communication
GSAT-11GEO	74° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
GSAT-15GEO	93° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
GSAT-17GEO	93° East	NewSpace India		Communication
GSAT-18GEO	74° East	NewSpace India		Communication
GSAT-24GEO	83° East	NewSpace India		Communication
GSAT-30GEO	83° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
GSAT-31GEO	43° East	NewSpace India		Communication
GSAT-8 (INSAT-4G)GEO	55° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
Heinrich-Hertz (H2Sat)SmallGEO	13° East	DLR		Technology
Hellas-Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat-1GEO	39° East	Hellas-Sat		Communication
Hellas-Sat 5GEO	39° East	Hellas-Sat		Communication
Hispasat 30W-5 (Hispasat-1E)GEO	30° West	Hispasat		Communication
Hispasat 36W-1 (Hispasat-AG1)GEO	36° West	Hispasat		Communication
Hispasat 74W-1 (Amazonas-4a)GEO	74° West	Hispasat		Communication
Horizons-2GEO	85° East	Intelsat		Communication
Horizons-3eGEO	169° East	Intelsat		Communication
HOTBIRD-7GEO	13° East	Eutelsat		Communication
HYLAS 1GEO	33° West	Avanti		Communication
HYLAS 2GEO	31° East	Avanti		Communication
HYLAS 3 (EDRS C)GEO	31° East	Avanti		Communication
HYLAS 4 (HYLAS Africa)GEO	34° West	Avanti		Communication
Inmarsat-3 F4 (I-3 F4)GEO	54° East	Inmarsat		Communication
Inmarsat-3 F5 (I-3 F5)GEO	54° East	Inmarsat		Communication
Inmarsat-5 F5 (Inmarsat GX5, I-5 F5)GEO	11° East	Inmarsat		Communication
INSAT-2DGEO	93.5° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
INSAT-3AGEO	93.5° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
INSAT-3BGEO	83° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
INSAT-3CGEO	93.5° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
INSAT-4AGEO	83° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
INSAT-4BGEO	85° East	Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)		Communication
Intelsat-11 (IS-11, PAS-11)GEO	43° West	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-12 (IS-12, PAS-12, Europe*Star 1)GEO	64° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-17 (IS-17)GEO	66° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-1R (IS-1R, PAS-1R)GEO	157° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-20 (IS-20)GEO	69° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-25 (IS-25, ProtoStar-1, ChinaSat-8, ZX-8)GEO	98.5° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-28 (IS-28, Intelsat New Dawn)GEO	23° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-29e (IS-29e)GEO	50° West	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-30 (IS-30, DLA-1)GEO	95° West	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-32e (IS-32e) / SKY Brasil-1 (SKYB-1)GEO	43° West	Intelsat		Broadcasting
Intelsat-34 (IS-34, Hispasat 55W-2)GEO	56° East	Hispasat		Communication
Intelsat-36 (IS-36)GEO	68.5° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-37e (IS-37e)GEO	342° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-39 (IS-39)GEO	62° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-901 (IS-901) (ext. lifespan with MEV-1)GEO	332.5° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-902 (IS-902)GEO	310° East (Inclined Orbit)	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-904 (IS-904)GEO	29° West	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-905 (IS-905)GEO	336° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-906 (IS-906)GEO	64° East	Intelsat		Communication
Intelsat-907 (IS-907)GEO	27.5° West	Intelsat		Communication
iPStar (Thaicom-4, MEASAT-5, Synertone-1)GEO	119.5° East	MEASAT		Communication
JCSAT-110 (N-SAT 110, Superbird-5)GEO	110° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
JCSAT-110A (JCSAT-15)GEO	110° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
JCSAT-110R/BSat-3cGEO	110° East	B-SAT		Communication
JCSAT-17GEO	136° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
JCSAT-3a (JCSAT-10)GEO	128° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
JCSAT-4b (JCSAT-13)GEO	124° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
JCSAT-8 (JCSAT-2A)GEO	84° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
JCSAT-RA (JCSAT-12)GEO	169° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
KoreaSat-6 (Olleh 1)GEO	116° East	KT Sat		Communication
KoreaSat-7 (Mugunghwa-7)GEO	116° East	KT Sat		Communication
MEASAT-3b (Jabiru-2)GEO	91,5° East	MEASAT		Communication
MEASAT-3dGEO	91.5° East	MEASAT		Communication
MSG-1 (Meteosat-8)SmallGEO	0.0° West	EUMETSAT		Weather Forecasting
MSG-2 (Meteosat-9)SmallGEO	0.0° West	EUMETSAT		Weather Forecasting
MSG-3 (Meteosat-10)SmallGEO	0.0° East	EUMETSAT		Weather Forecasting
MSG-4 (Meteosat-11)SmallGEO	0.0° East	EUMETSAT		Weather Forecasting
MTG-I1 (Meteosat-12)SmallGEO	0.0° West	EUMETSAT		Weather Forecasting
N-Star c at 136° EastGEO	136° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
Nahuel-1AGEO	71.8° West	ARSAT		Communication
Nilesat-102GEO	7° West	Nilesat		Communication
NileSat-201GEO	7° West	Nilesat		Communication
NSS-12GEO	57° East	SES		Communication
NSS-5 (NSS-803, Intelsat 803)GEO	50° East	SES		Communication
NSS-6GEO	169° West	SES		Communication
NSS-7GEO	20° West	SES		Communication
NSS-9GEO	177° East	SES		Communication
Optus 10GEO	164° East	Optus Australia		Communication
Optus 11GEO	160° East	Optus Australia		Communication
Optus C1 (Defence C1)GEO	156° East	Optus Australia		Communication
Optus D1GEO	160° East	Optus Australia		Communication
Optus D2GEO	152° East	Optus Australia		Communication
Optus D3GEO	156° East	Optus Australia		Communication
Palapa-C2GEO	146° East	Indosat Ooredoo		Communication
RasCom-QAF 1 (RQ1)GEO	3° East	RasComStar		Communication
RasComStar-QAF 1R (RQ1R) at 3° EastGEO	3° East	RasComStar		Communication
SES-14GEO	47.5° West	SES		Communication
SES-15GEO	129° West	SES		Communication
SES-17GEO	67° West	SES		Communication
SES-2 (AMC-5R)GEO	87° West	SES		Communication
SGDC-1GEO	75° West	Visiona Technologia Espacial S.A.		Military & Intelligence
SICRAL-1GEO	16.2° East	Ministry of Defense Italy		Military & Intelligence
SICRAL-2 (Syracuse-3C)GEO	37° East	Ministry of Defense Italy		Military & Intelligence
Sky Mexico-1 (SKYM-1, RB-2, DirecTV KU-79W)GEO	79° West	AT&T		Broadcasting
Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A)GEO	140° East	NBN Co. Ltd. (NBN)		Communication
Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B)GEO	145° East	NBN Co. Ltd. (NBN)		Communication
Skynet-4FGEO	33.9° West	Ministry of Defense UK		Military & Intelligence
SKYNET-5AGEO	34° West	Ministry of Defense UK		Military & Intelligence
SKYNET-5BGEO	25° East	Ministry of Defense UK		Military & Intelligence
SKYNET-5CGEO	17.8° West	Ministry of Defense UK		Military & Intelligence
SKYNET-5DGEO	34° West	Ministry of Defense UK		Communication
Spaceway 2GEO	139° West	EchoStar		Communication
Spaceway-3GEO	95° West	EchoStar		Communication
SpainSat-1 (XTAR-LANT)GEO	30° West	Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos S.A.		Military & Intelligence
ST-1GEO	88° East	SingTel		Communication
ST-2GEO	88° East	SingTel		Communication
Star One C1GEO	65º West	Star One		Communication
Star One C2GEO	70° West	Star One		Communication
Star One C3GEO	75° West	Star One		Communication
Star One C4 (HispaSat 70W-1)GEO	70° West	Hispasat		Communication
Star One D1GEO	84° West	Star One		Communication
Star One D2GEO	70° West	Star One		Communication
STENTORGEO	0° West	France Telecom		Communication
Superbird-4 (Superbird-B2)GEO	162° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
Superbird-B3 (Superbird-8/DSN-1)GEO	162° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
Superbird-C2 (Superbird-7)GEO	144° East	SKY Perfect JSAT		Communication
Syracuse-3AGEO	47° East	Ministry of Defense France (DGA)		Military & Intelligence
Syracuse-3BGEO	5° West	Ministry of Defense France (DGA)		Military & Intelligence
Syracuse-4ASmallGEO	45.5° East	Ministry of Defense France (DGA)		Military & Intelligence
Syracuse-4BSmallGEO	122° West	Ministry of Defense France (DGA)		Military & Intelligence
Telkom-2GEO	118° East	Telkomsat		Communication
Telkom-3SGEO	118° East	Telkomsat		Communication
Telstar 11 (Orion-1)GEO	15° West	Telesat		Communication
Telstar-12 (Orion-2)GEO	109° West	Telesat		Communication
Terrestar-1 (EchoStar-T1, CANSAT-24)GEO	111.1° West	-		Communication
Thaicom-5GEO	78.5° East	Thaicom		Communication
THOR 6 (Intelsat-1W)GEO	1° West	Intelsat		Communication
THOR 7GEO	1° West	Space Norway (former Telenor Satellite Services)		Communication
TiBA-1GEO	35.5° East	Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA)		Communication
TürkSat-3aGEO	42° East	Türksat		Communication
Viasat-2 (VS-2)GEO	70° West	Viasat, Inc.		Communication
Vinasat-1GEO	132° East	VNPT (Vinasat)		Communication
Vinasat-2GEO	132° East	VNPT (Vinasat)		Communication
Wildblue-1 (KaStar-1, iSky-1, WB-1)GEO	111° West	Viasat, Inc.		Communication
XTAR-EURGEO	29° East	HisdeSat		Military & Intelligence

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