ArianespaceAriane 5 ECAAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Ariane 5 ECA | Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.February 5, 2019 · 21:01 UTCAdd to calendar
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Arianespace's 274th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,829th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Feb 5, 21:01 – Feb 5, 21:01 UTC
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Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31
Hellas Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 is a geostationary communications satellite to be used jointly by Hellas Sat and KACST. It will provide advanced telecommunications capabilities, including television, internet, telephone and secure military communications to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Another passenger of the launch is an Indian communications satellite GSAT-31.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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- VA247 - Décollage d'Ariane 5 le 05/02/2019 — Centre spatial guyanais
- [Direct] Décollage d'Ariane 5 VA247 — CNES
- [Live] Ariane 5 launch VA247 — CNES
Pad — Ariane Launch Area 3
Local pad time: Feb 5, 6:01 PM GMT-3
118 launches from this pad · 335 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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