LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Aug 06 2019
Arianespace
EDRS-C & HYLAS 3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(7:30 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(7:30 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(9:51 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Ariane 5 ECA+Description:
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- EDRS-C is one of the two EDRS (European Data Relay System) satellites. EDRS is the European constellation of two geostationary data relay satellites that will relay information and data between satellites, spacecraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground stations. Broadband communications payload called HYLAS 3 is placed on EDRS-C satellite, and is to complement HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 satellites already in orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3