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ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B

Ariane 5 ECA

Arianespace

Launch Status
Success

Mission

ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B

Type: Communications

ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite with an estimated capacity of 350 Gbit/s. The satellite will provide satellite internet to North America, parts of South America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Eutelsat 172B is a communications satellite featuring a C-band, a Ku-band and a high throughput payload and all electric orbital raising. It is to reside in 172° East, where it will provide coverage of the Asia-Pacific.

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Location

Ariane Launch Area 3

Kourou, French Guiana

319 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana.

Ariane Launch Area 3, Kourou, French Guiana

Agency

Arianespace – ASA

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: ASA
  • Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël
  • Founded: 1980
  • Launchers: Ariane | Vega
  • 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.

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