Ariane VA207 | EchoStar XVII and MSG-3
Ariane VA207 paired the EchoStar XVII telecommunications satellite with MSG-3, the third Meteosat Second Generation spacecraft built to sustain rapid weather imaging and climate observations over Europe and Africa.
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- Aliases
- EchoStar XVII launchMSG 3 launchMeteosat 10 launch
- Name
- Ariane VA207 | EchoStar XVII and MSG-3
- Slug
- ariane-va207-echostar-xvii-msg-3-mission
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Ariane VA207 paired the EchoStar XVII telecommunications satellite with MSG-3, the third Meteosat Second Generation spacecraft built to sustain rapid weather imaging and climate observations over Europe and Africa.
- End Date
- 2012-07-05
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful deployment of EchoStar XVII and MSG-3
- Program
- Ariane 5 ECA launch programme
- Start Date
- 2012-07-05
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:58:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 22:58:33 UTC
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