Success
Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 & GSAT-31
Communications
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 5 ECA
GTOorbit
Hellas Sat 4/SaudiGeoSat 1 is a geostationary communications satellite to be used jointly by Hellas Sat and KACST. It will provide advanced telecommunications capabilities, including television, internet, telephone and secure military communications to customers in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Another passenger of the launch is an Indian communications satellite GSAT-31.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 9:01 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,829
ASA Mission
#274
Pad Launch
#104
Location Launch
#289
Designator
2019-007
Launch Window
NET
Feb 5, 2019, 9:01 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 5 ECA Specs
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
Length
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
780 t
Thrust
11,400 kN
GTO Capacity
10,500 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2002
Fastest Turnaround
24d 3h
Total Launches
73
Successful
71
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
8
Maiden flight: Dec 11, 2002
Arianespace
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.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Feb 5, 2019, 6:01 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903