january, 2018
25jan22:20Ariane 5 (VA241) • SES 14 & Al Yah 3
Event Details
Launch Date: January 25, 2018 Launch Window: 22:20-23:05 UTC Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA Launch Operator: Arianespace Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana Payloads: SES 14 (4,423 kg) Al Yah 3 (3,795 kg) Spacecraft Manufacturer: Airbus / Orbital ATK Satellite Operators: SES / Al
Event Details
| Launch Date: | January 25, 2018 |
| Launch Window: | 22:20-23:05 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch Operator: | Arianespace |
| Launch Site: | ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana |
| Payloads: | SES 14 (4,423 kg) Al Yah 3 (3,795 kg) |
| Spacecraft Manufacturer: | Airbus / Orbital ATK |
| Satellite Operators: | SES / Al Yah Satellite Communications |
Embarking on its first mission of the year, Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket will be tasked with carrying a pair of commercial communications satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit. SES-14 is an all-electric satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space, hosting a hybrid C- and Ku-Band payload and a high-throughput Ku/Ka-Band payload to deliver television, VSAT and mobile backhaul services. As a hosted payload, SES 14 carries NASA’s Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) instrument designed to study the interactions of Earth’s thermosphere with the solar wind. Al Yah 3, built by Orbital ATK, hosts a powerful Ka-Band payload delivering 58 spot beams to deliver broadband services to Africa and Brazil.
Mission Resources:
🚀 Launch Vehicle Overview: Ariane 5 ECA
🛰 Payload Overview: SES 14 & NASA GOLD
🛰 Payload Overview: Al Yah 3
Time
(Thursday) 22:20 UTC
