The throwing of the rocket, with aptitude to transport to the space 10 tons of useful load, took place to 22.06 GMT, informed the European consortium Arianespace.

Approximately 27 minutes after the blast-off the rocket released to the space the British satellite, and approximately five minutes later, the Brazilian.

It is a question of the satellite Star One C1 for the Brazilian operator Star One.

It is the seventh putting in orbit of a satellite that Brazil entrusts to the European operator and, in this occasion, with a model constructed by Thales Alenia Space with a mass at the moment of the 4.100 kilos blast-off.

The target is to place it in a geostationary orbit on 65th West, so that it gives service of telephony, television, data transmission and Internet of wide band in South America.

With an importance in 22,4 meters orbit, Star One C1 has a life fifteen-year-old dear.

Another satellite of this mission of Ariane is the Skynet 5B, constructed by Astrium for the British Department of Defense.

With 4.635 kilos, a 34 meters importance and a life of fifteen years, the Skynet 5B will be in an orbit of 53rd East and will take the sure military communications as a mission.


(15/11/07)