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VA238 - 06/28/2017

The 80th consecutive success for Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 lofted two satellites today, delivering new capacity for use in the distribution of TV and video content, telecommunications services...

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Arianespace a lancé avec succès le « condosat » composé des deux charges utiles Hel-las Sat 3-Inmarsat S EAN pour les opérateurs Hellas Sat et Inmarsat, ainsi que le satellite GSAT-17 pour le compte d...

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Inmarsat S EAN Satellite Launch

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HellasSat-3 (Inmarsat S EAN) & GSAT-17

Overview

Destination: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission: Communications

Geostationary Transfer Orbit Ariane Launch Area 3 Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Hellas-Sat 3 is a powerful telecommunications condominium satellite for Inmarsat and Hellas-Sat. The satellite will provide Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS). It is equipped with Ka/S-band payload, 47 Ku-band transponders, 1 Ka-band transponder. Weighing 5900 kg at launch, the satellite is to reside in geostationary orbit in an orbital position 39Â° East, where it is expected to operate for about 15 years. GSAT-17 is a communication satellite with a lift off mass of 3425 kg and 6 KW power generation capacity. The satellite's commercial transponders include Ku-band, Normal C-band and Extended C-band transponders. It additionally carries a dedicated transponder for data relay (DRT) and search-and-rescue (SAR) services.

Ariane 5 ECA

Family:
Configuration: ECA

Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Specifications

Max Stage
2
Length
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Fairing Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
780.0 T
Thrust
11400.0 kN

Family

Name
Ariane 5 ECA
Family
―
Variant
ECA
Alias
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Full Name
Ariane 5 ECA

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
10500.0 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

ArianeGroup

(AG)

CEO: Martin Sion Founded: 2015 Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.

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Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane Launch Area 3

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