Superbird-B3/DSN-1 & HYLAS-4

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

21:34:00

Thursday April 5, 2018

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Mission Details

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Launch Notes

Flight VA242.

HYLAS-4

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HYLAS-4 is a telecommunications satellite owned and operated by Avanti Communications. The satellite is built to provide high-speed data transmission services to Africa, Latin America, and Europe. It is based on Orbital ATK's Star-3 Bus, delivering 64 28 GHz fixed beams covering Africa and parts of Europe.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

4,050 kilograms

Superbird-B3/DSN-1

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Superbird-B3, known as Superbird-8 before launch, and DSN-1 (Kirameki-1) for its military payload, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric on the DS2000 platform.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

5,348 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


98th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 2018

European Space Agency


258th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2018

2018


33rd

Orbital launch attempt