Mission record

Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B

Ariane 5 ECA· Ariane Launch Area 3· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Arianespace
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
GTO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
French Guiana
Date
Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:45:07 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5646 ever

Mission

ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite with an estimated capacity of 350 Gbit/s. The satellite will provide satellite internet to North America, parts of South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. Eutelsat 172B is a communications satellite featuring a C-band, a Ku-band and a high throughput payload and all electric orbital raising. It is to reside in 172° East, where it will provide coverage of the Asia-Pacific.

Deployed payloads · 2
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