SES-17 & Syracuse 4A

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 24 Oct 2021, 02:10 am UTC

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA+ (Ariane)

Provider: Arianespace

Mission

Type: Communications

Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Pad: Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Description

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.