Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ Eutelsat Konnect VHTS

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ Eutelsat Konnect VHTS
Start: 2022-09-07T21:45:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA+

Status

Success

Date

7 SEP 2022

21:45

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Eutelsat Konnect VHTS is a large geostationary high-throughput Ka-band communications satellite designed to serve Europe with a capacity of 500 Gbps.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA+

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Rocket Details

Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.

Height

57.7 m

Diameter

5.4 m

Launch Mass

780 T

Thrust

11,400 kN