Ariane V179 | Skynet 5B and Star One C1
Ariane V179 deployed Skynet 5B for secure British military communications and Star One C1 for telecommunications, multimedia and broadband services across South America, setting a new ECA payload record.
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- Aliases
- Skynet 5B launchStar One C1 launch
- Name
- Ariane V179 | Skynet 5B and Star One C1
- Slug
- ariane-v179-skynet-5b-star-one-c1-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Ariane V179 deployed Skynet 5B for secure British military communications and Star One C1 for telecommunications, multimedia and broadband services across South America, setting a new ECA payload record.
- End Date
- 2007-11-14
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful deployment of Skynet 5B and Star One C1
- Program
- Ariane 5 ECA launch programme
- Start Date
- 2007-11-14
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:29:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:29:27 UTC
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