October 24, 2021 at 2:10 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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October 24, 2021 at 2:10 AM UTC
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Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2390, -52.7680
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.
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Ariane V SES-17 & Syracuse 4A
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Height
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
11
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.
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Delayed due to additional checks on the ground support equipment
Liftoff
October 24, 2021 at 2:10 AM UTC · SwGustav