Arianespace will orbit two satellites on its third Ariane 5 launch of the year: the Alphasat mobile communications satellite for operator Inmarsat, and the INSAT-3D meteorological satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Lift-off is scheduled for 25 July 2013 between 1953 and 2111 UTC. The targeted orbit is 248 km x 35,945 km x 3,5 degrees.

Source: Alphasat, INSAT-3D pre-launch details


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