LaunchesViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
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ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
Ariane 5 ECA · Communications
Jun 1, 2017 · 23:45 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre
Mission
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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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Arianespace · Eutelsat · Viasat
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Orbit
- GTO
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 3
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2