Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

5 Oct 2016, 8:30pm

UTC

Location

Guiana Space Centre

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Launch Service Provider

Arianespace

Vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA

Mission

Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

NBN-Co 1B, nicknamed Sky Muster II, is a high-throughput communications satellite tasked with providing high-speed broadband service to rural and remote areas of Australia. Launched along with it is the Indian geostationary communications satellite GSAT-18.

Available Replays

Live

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