JCSAT-17 & GEO-KOMPSAT 2B

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:18:00

Tuesday February 18, 2020

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Launch Notes

Flight VA252. The EPS second stage has been slightly lengthened by 4cm to increase the performance of the launcher.

JCSAT-17

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JCSAT-17 is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by SKY Perfect JSAT Group to be designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform with a 15-year design life. Its payload is composed of S-band transponders with a flexible processor that will allow it to redirect capacity to concentrate on disaster relief efforts or other high-volume events.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

5,857 kilograms

GEO-KOMPSAT 2B

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GEO-KOMPSAT 2B is a South Korean geostationary meteorological satellite developed by KARI. It is one component of the two satellite GEO-KOMPSAT 2 program. The GEO-KOMPSAT-2 program is to develop two geostationary orbit satellites, the meteorological GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) and the ocean monitoring GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) sharing the same satellite bus. The lifetime of both satellites will be no less than 10 years. GEO-KOMPSAT-2B (GK2B) is for the ocean monitoring mission and the environment monitoring mission, featuring the Airbus Space-built GOCI-II(Geostationary Ocean Color Imager-II) and the Ball Aerospace-built GEMS(Environmental monitoring sensor) payloads. The satellite will be stationed at 128° East. GEO-KOMPSAT-2B is planned for launch in 2019. Due to defective parts, the launch was delayed to the 1st quarter of 2020.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

3,379 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


108th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2020

European Space Agency


277th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2020

2020


14th

Orbital launch attempt