april, 2018
05apr21:34Ariane 5 (VA242) • DSN-1 & Hylas 4Early April 2018

Event Details
Launch Date: April 5, 2018 Launch Window: 21:34-22:24 UTC Launch Vehicle: Ariane 5 ECA Launch Operator: Arianespace Launch Site: ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana Payloads: DSN-1 / Superbird-8 Hylas 4 Spacecraft Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Electric / Orbital ATK Satellite Operators: DSN Corp. / Intelsat Europe's
Event Details
Launch Date: | April 5, 2018 |
Launch Window: | 21:34-22:24 UTC |
Launch Vehicle: | Ariane 5 ECA |
Launch Operator: | Arianespace |
Launch Site: | ELA-3, Guiana Space Center, French Guiana |
Payloads: | DSN-1 / Superbird-8 Hylas 4 |
Spacecraft Manufacturer: | Mitsubishi Electric / Orbital ATK |
Satellite Operators: | DSN Corp. / Intelsat |
Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket will launch the DSN-1 and Hylas 4 telecommunications satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit for operators Intelsat and Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT and DSN Corporation. DSN-1 joins the Japanese DSN constellation comprising two Geostationary Satellites providing secure communications capacity in X-Band for use by the Japanese government and armed forces. Part of DSN-1’s payload, designated Superbird 8, comprises Ku and Ka-Band transponders for commercial use. Hylas 4, built by Orbital ATK, is high-throughput broadband communications satellites delivering 28 GHz of capacity via 66 fixed Ka-Band beams positioned over Africa and Europe with four steerable beams that can service additional markets in Africa and Latin America.
Mission Resources:
? Payload Overview: Superbird-8/DSN-1
? Payload Overview: HYLAS 4
? Launch Vehicle Overview: Ariane 5 ECA
Time
(Thursday) 21:34 UTC