Ariane 516 | INSAT-3E, e-BIRD and SMART-1
Ariane 516 carried INSAT-3E and e-BIRD for communications services with ESA's SMART-1 technology probe, which departed transfer orbit under solar-electric propulsion for Europe's first lunar mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane V162 missionSMART 1 launchINSAT 3E launcheBird 1 launch
- Name
- Ariane 516 | INSAT-3E, e-BIRD and SMART-1
- Slug
- ariane-516-insat-3e-ebird-smart-1-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Ariane 516 carried INSAT-3E and e-BIRD for communications services with ESA's SMART-1 technology probe, which departed transfer orbit under solar-electric propulsion for Europe's first lunar mission.
- End Date
- 2003-09-27
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful deployment of INSAT-3E, e-BIRD and SMART-1
- Program
- Ariane 5 launch programme
- Start Date
- 2003-09-27
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:13:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:13:12 UTC
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