Ariane 5 ECA+ | SES-17 & Syracuse 4A
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
Oct. 24, 2021, 1:01 a.m. - Oct. 24, 2021, 3:30 a.m.
Oct. 24, 2021, 1:01 a.m. - Oct. 24, 2021, 3:30 a.m.
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.
Launch success confirmed
Liftoff
New launch time.
Delayed due to additional checks on the ground support equipment
Launch date & time announced by the Guiana Space Centre.
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
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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