Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)

Launch Successful

Launch Details

Date: 5 July 2023, 10:00 pm 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

Syracuse 4B is a French military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) is a small geostationary communications satellite built by OHB System and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to explore and test new broadband communications technologies.