Inmarsat 5 F5 & TIBA-1

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:23:00

Tuesday November 26, 2019

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Launch Notes

Flight VA250, 250th flight of an Ariane rocket.

Inmarsat 5 F5

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Inmarsat 5 F5 (GX-5) will be a Very High Throughput Satellite (VHTS), providing capacity across the Middle East, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent. The payload will seamlessly become part of Inmarsat’s existing GX high-speed global broadband network. The combination of the latest satellite technology and a focus on areas of high demand, which will drive high capacity utilisation, will together result in a very low cost per bit delivered. This new satellite will be based on the flight-proven Spacebus B2 enhanced platform and will be fitted with 72 Ka-band beams. With a specified design life of 16 years, it will weigh less than 4 metric tons at launch and will offer a payload power of about 6.8 kW.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

4,007 kilograms

TIBA-1

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TIBA-1 is a communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (TAS). The spacecraft is designed to remain in service in orbit for more than 15 years and has an electric power capability of higher than 9 kW.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

5,600 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Ariane 5 ECA

Active 2002 to 2023

European Space Agency logo

Manufacturer

ESA

Price

$200.00 million

Rocket

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 53m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 21,000 kg

GTO: 10,500 kg

Liftoff Thrust

15,120 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5.4m

Height: 17m

Stages

2

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

ELA-3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Fastest Turnaround

24 days 3 hours

Stats

Ariane 5


106th

Mission

4th

Mission of 2019

European Space Agency


274th

Mission

8th

Mission of 2019

2019


85th

Orbital launch attempt