Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4BAriane 5 ECA+ Arianespace Launch Status Success Sat · Aug 15th, 2020 6:04 PM - 6:20 PM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoGaUaGwpfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoGaUaGwpfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d0_5iFHvHY Mission Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4B Type: Communications Galaxy-30 is a geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat. Satellite is built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) and is planned to provide video distribution and broadcast services to customers in North America. Galaxy 30 satellite is launched in tandem with MEV-2 vehicle. MEV-2, which stands for Mission Extension Vehicle-2, is the second servicing mission by NGIS. MEV-2 will rendezvous and dock with the Intelsat 1002 satellite in early 2021. Then, MEV-2 will use its own thrusters and fuel supply to control the satellite’s orbit, thereby extending its useful lifetime. Another passenger of the flight is the BSAT-4b satellite for the Japanese operator BSAT. BSAT-4b will serve as a back-up for BSAT-4a satellite, launched in 2017. BSAT-4b will provide Direct-to-Home television services and is expected to operate for at least 15 years. Location Ariane Launch Area 3 Kourou, French Guiana 151 launches have been at this location. Rocket Ariane 5 ECA+ Length: 57.7 meters Diameter: 5.4 meters First Launched: August 7, 2019 Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage. The Ariane 5 ECA+ rocket has been launched a total of 3 times with 3 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Arianespace Type: Commercial Abbreviation: ASA Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël Founded: 1980 Launchers: Ariane 5 | Vega Spacecraft: Country: FRA Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America. View Rocket Launch Schedule