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Ariane 5 ECA+ | SES-17 & Syracuse 4A
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA+ · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 303rd launch · 11th this year · humanity's 6,140th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 24, 01:01 – Oct 24, 03:30 UTC
Flight preview
SES-17 & Syracuse 4A
SES-17 is a Ka-band high-throughput geostationary communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space designed to provide mobile internet services to airline passengers over the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean. Syracuse 4A is a French military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Ariane 5 SES-17 & Syracuse 4A — The Space Devs
- Flight VA255 – SES-17 / SYRACUSE 4A | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace — arianespace
Updates
Launch success confirmed
SwGustav · 10/24/2021 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 10/24/2021
New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/23/2021 · source
Delayed due to additional checks on the ground support equipment
SwGustav · 10/22/2021 · source
Launch date & time announced by the Guiana Space Centre.
Nosu · 10/11/2021 · source
