Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
20:00:00
Sunday April 26, 2015
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Flight VA222.
Thor 7 was built by SSL. It was successfully launched by Arianespace from Kourou spaceport on 26 April 2015. It will mainly serve maritime customers and have a total capacity of 9 Gbit/sec. It was launched in tandem with the Italian/French Sicral 2 defense satellite.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
4,590 kilograms
Syracuse is intended to ensure the French military can communicate between mainland France and military units deployed around the world. The satellite participates in command, reassignment, and logistic aspects of operations. The system is nominally under the command of the French Navy, equipping a total of 54 ships (2009) and it is complemented by the Telcomarsat commercial system of communications.
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1 Payload
4,364 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
78th
Mission
1st
Mission of 2015
224th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2015
23rd
Orbital launch attempt