Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA+ Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)
Start: 2023-07-05T22:00:07.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 ECA+

Status

Success

Date

5 JUL 2023

22:00

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Syracuse 4B is a French military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) is a small geostationary communications satellite built by OHB System and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to explore and test new broadband communications technologies.

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA+

Mission Type

Communications

Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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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