Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
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.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSAT-18 2016-060A | Payload | 35772 × 35800 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| SKY MUSTER 2 (NBN1B) 2016-060B | Payload | 35780 × 35793 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 R/B 2016-060C | Rocket body | 207 × 29304 km · 5.8° | Globe |
| ARIANE 5 DEB [SYLDA] 2016-060D | Debris | re-entered 2021-01-06 |
COSPAR ID 2016-060 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).