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Launched 2017-06-01 23:45:07 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Success
Reached Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Worldwide
31st
orbital launch attempt in 2017
Arianespace
6th
launch this year
Ariane Launch Area 3
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
28 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
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.
Launches
328
Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
57.7m
Diameter
5.4m
Liftoff thrust
11,400kN
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