Arianspace’s Ariane 5 successfully launched the Arabsat-5A and COMS satellites on 26 June, following a delay due to a subsystem anomaly.
The satellite built by Astrium and Thales Alenia for the Arabsat telecommunications operator carries 24 Ku-band transponders and 28 C-band transponders for telecommunications and TV broadcasting services over the Middle East and Africa.
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The rocket placed Arabsat-5A and COMS into geostationary transfer orbits providing a payload delivery of about 7,400kg.
During the launch, the Arabsat-5A satellite was deployed first in the flight sequence, after being released from Ariane 5 26 minutes into the mission.
The other payload, the COMS satellite, separated from Ariane 5 32 minutes into flight.
The COMS spacecraft for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is fitted with three payloads for meteorological observation, ocean surveillance and experimental broadband multimedia communications services.
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By GlobalDataInitially, Ariane 5 was to launch the satellite on 24 June, but it faced a delay due to a subsystem anomaly during the launch countdown.
