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Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18

successAriane 5 ECA | Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18

NBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18.

Overview

Date / time
October 5, 2016 at 08:30 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission
Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch vehicle
Ariane 5 ECA →
Launch provider
Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 2

GSAT-18
GEO
SKY MUSTER 2 (NBN1B)
GEO