Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
Arianespace · Ariane 5 ECA · Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 257th launch · 6th this year · humanity's 5,646th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 1, 23:45 – Jun 2, 00:45 UTC
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ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite with an estimated capacity of 350 Gbit/s. The satellite will provide satellite internet to North America, parts of South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Eutelsat 172B is a communications satellite featuring a C-band, a Ku-band and a high throughput payload and all electric orbital raising. It is to reside in 172° East, where it will provide coverage of the Asia-Pacific.
Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
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- Flight VA237 – ViaSat-2 / EUTELSAT 172B | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace — arianespace
- Décollage d'Ariane 5 le 1er juin depuis le CSG — Centre spatial guyanais
- Liftoff of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 with ViaSat-2 and EUTELSAT 172B — arianespace
Pad — Ariane Launch Area 3
Local pad time: Jun 1, 8:45 PM GMT-3
118 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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