Ariane VA241

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General

Launch id	18012
Launch date	25 Jan 2018 at 22:20 UT
Launch site	Kourou
Type	5 ECA
Payload mass	8218 kg (9123 kg with adaptor)
Payload	A: Al Yah 3 B: SES 14
Injection orbit	planned: 250 x 45000 km x 3° achieved: 243 x 43170 km x 20.64°

Partial failure: orbit achieved was wrong, a deviation occured 9 min 26 sec into the launch, resulting in a 20° unintentional orbit. The cause was an erroneous input parameter.
This was the first launch attempt for Ariane to a super-synchronous transfer orbit.

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