ArianespaceAriane 5 ECA+Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS
Launched
September 7, 2022 · 21:45 UTC
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique vidéo du CSG
Summary
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 7, 2022 at 21:45 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:45 to 23:11 UTC. It was Arianespace's 310th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,296th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Ariane 5 ECA+ flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Eutelsat Konnect VHTS, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 364 × 60,750 km orbit inclined 3.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA+ · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 8th Ariane 5 ECA+ flight · 2nd this yearArianespace's 310th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,296th orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS · NORAD 53765 · 2022-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-110A
- Epoch
- 2022-09-07 23:47:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 1.22341152 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.8176217
- Inclination
- 3.3973°
- Ascending node
- 145.4061°
- Arg. of perigee
- 175.3485°
- Mean anomaly
- 31.6828°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Eutelsat Konnect VHTS · NORAD 53765 · in orbit
Ariane 5 L5117 ESC-D · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS is a large geostationary high-throughput Ka-band communications satellite designed to serve Europe with a capacity of 500 Gbps.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
115th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 2nd this year · 315th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 7, 6:45 PM GMT-3, in twilight
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
76 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Successful launch of Eutelsat Konnect VHTS
Show 8 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 9/7/2022 · source
Live coverage has started
Nosu · 9/7/2022 · source
Scrubbed for Sept. 6 due to weather
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/6/2022 · source
Updating launch window
Nosu · 9/2/2022 · source
Setting GO
Nosu · 8/29/2022 · source
Targeting 21:45 UTC
Nosu · 8/22/2022 · source
Targeting September 6
Nosu · 6/22/2022 · source
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS confirmed as only payload on this flight.
Nosu · 6/7/2022 · source
Questions
When did Eutelsat Konnect VHTS launch?
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS launched on September 7, 2022 at 21:45 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:45 to 23:11 UTC.
Where can I watch Eutelsat Konnect VHTS?
Coverage: Flight VA258 – EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS | Ariane 5 Launch | Arianespace. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Eutelsat Konnect VHTS?
Ariane 5 ECA+, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 ECA+ spec sheet
Where did Eutelsat Konnect VHTS launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Sep 7, 6:45 PM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Eutelsat Konnect VHTS reach?
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 364 × 60,750 km orbit inclined 3.4°.
How many satellites did Eutelsat Konnect VHTS launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).