LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Feb 05 2019
Arianespace
Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(9:01 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(9:01 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:02 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Ariane 5 ECADescription:
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Hellas Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 is a geostationary communications satellite to be used jointly by Hellas Sat and KACST. It will provide advanced telecommunications capabilities, including television, internet, telephone and secure military communications to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Another passenger of the launch is an Indian communications satellite GSAT-31.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3