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Ariane 5 ECA+: SES-17 & Syracuse 4A
SES-17 is a Ka-band high-throughput geostationary communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space designed to provide mobile internet services to airline passengers over the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean. Syracuse 4A is a French military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.
Sunday, 24 October 2021
Mission Data
🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980
Launch VehicleAriane 5 ECA+
Vehicle FamilyAriane
Vehicle Record11 of 11 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)
Success Streak16 consecutive
Mission TypeCommunications
Target OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit
Launch PadAriane Launch Area 3
LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF
Orbital Launches This Year#103
Agency Launches This Year#11
Launches From This Pad118
Launches From This Site336
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Ariane 5 ECA+
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
Launch Site
Ariane Launch Area 3 · 5.2390°N 52.7680°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.