Ariane 510 | Artemis and BSAT-2b
Ariane 510 launched ESA's Artemis technology and communications satellite with Japan's BSAT-2b. Combustion instability in the Aestus upper-stage engine left both spacecraft in a transfer orbit with roughly half the planned apogee; Artemis later recovered with onboard propulsion, while BSAT-2b was lost.
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- Ariane V142 missionArtemis launchBSAT 2B launch
- Name
- Ariane 510 | Artemis and BSAT-2b
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Ariane 510 launched ESA's Artemis technology and communications satellite with Japan's BSAT-2b. Combustion instability in the Aestus upper-stage engine left both spacecraft in a transfer orbit with roughly half the planned apogee; Artemis later recovered with onboard propulsion, while BSAT-2b was lost.
- End Date
- 2001-07-12
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- Outcome
- Partial launch failure; both spacecraft entered a low transfer orbit, Artemis recovered later and BSAT-2b was lost
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- Start Date
- 2001-07-12
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- July 18, 2026 at 22:08:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:55:22 UTC
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- Ariane 510 | Artemis and BSAT-2b Ariane V142 mission Artemis launch BSAT 2B launch
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