NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Eutelsat Konnect BB4A & GSAT-30

Launch Time
Thu Jan 16, 2020 21:05 UTC

Flight VA251.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA
Image Credit: Arianespace
Arianespace
Status: Retired
Price: $200.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 15,120 kN
Payload to LEO: 21,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 10,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 53.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 17.0 m

Mission Details

Eutelsat Konnect BB4A

Eutelsat Konnect BB4A is a French telecommunications satellite.
This is a demonstration flight for Eutelsat, which makes the first flight here of its brand new Konnect platform, equipped with electric propulsion engines, and the possibility of being fully reprogrammed from the ground.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,619.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

GSAT-30

GSAT-30 is an Indian satellite for the national space agency, ISRO. Positioned at 83° East longitude, the spacecraft will provide high-quality television, telecommunications, and broadcasting services.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,357.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Location

ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Stats

2020

5th orbital launch attempt

Arianespace

276th mission
1st mission of 2020
266th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission

Ariane 5

107th mission
1st mission of 2020
102nd successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission