2002 · Arianespace

Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8

successAriane 5 G | Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8

Atlantic Bird is a series of satellites operated by Eutelsat over the atlantic ocean. Operating at 12.5 degrees West. Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite operated by both ESA and EUMETSAT.

Overview

Date / time: August 28, 2002 at 10:45 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 3
Mission: Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Mission type: Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit achieved: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Payloads deployed · 2