Ariane 5 V191

Launch of Ariane 5 V191 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 1 October 2009 to place two telecommunications satellites, Amazonas 2 and ComSatBw-1, into geostationary transfer orbits.

Liftoff of flight V191, the 47th Ariane 5 launch, took place at 23:59 CEST (21:59 UTC; 18:59 French Guiana). The target injection orbit had a perigee altitude of 250 km, an apogee altitude at injection of 35 786 km and an inclination of 3º. The satellites were accurately injected into their transfer orbits about 27 and 33 minutes after lift-off, respectively.