The Skynet 5D satellite has joined its Mexsat Bicentenario co-passenger on Ariane 5, marking a new milestone in preparations for Arianespace's seventh and final heavy-lift flight of 2012 from the Spaceport in French Guiana - scheduled for 19 December. The target orbit is 249.7 km x 35,977 km x 2 degrees.

Source: Skynet 5D, Mexsat Bicentenario pre-launch details


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