Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:23:00
Tuesday November 26, 2019
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Flight VA250, 250th flight of an Ariane rocket.
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 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
Manufacturer
ESAPrice
$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
106th
Mission
4th
Mission of 2019
274th
Mission
8th
Mission of 2019
85th
Orbital launch attempt