2001 · Arianespace

Artemis & BSAT-2b

partial failureAriane 5 G | Artemis & BSAT-2b

Artemis is a geostationary earth orbit satellite for a ESA data relay satellite, it operates at the 21.5 degrees East. BSAT-2b is a geostationary, commercial communications satellite used for direct television broadcasting across Japan.

Overview

Date / time: July 12, 2001 at 09:58 PM UTC
Outcome: partial failure
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission: Artemis & BSAT-2b
Mission type: Communications
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

FailureUpper stage under-performance left payloads in MEO. Artemis was able to climb to GEO over time with operational propellant, BSAT-2b couldn't compensate and was abandoned.

Payloads deployed · 2