LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Jul 30 2021
Arianespace
Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(9:00 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(9:00 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(10:30 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
- Star One D2 is a 6.2 tons satellite built by Space Systems Loral for operator Star One, subsidiary of Brazilian Embratel. Its architecture is based on a SSL-1300 platform and equipped with C, X, Ku and Ka-band transceivers. It will provide communications services to Latin America for at least 15 years. Eutelsat Quantum is an experimental communications satellite carrying a payload able to be reconfigured by software. It is developed by ESA, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3