Eutelsat 65 West A Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

9 Mar 2016, 5:20am

Location

Guiana Space Centre Launch Site

Guiana Space Centre

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Launch Service Provider

Arianespace logo

Arianespace

Vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA image

Ariane 5 ECA

Mission

Eutelsat 65 West A

Mission Type

Communications

Destination

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Located at 65 degrees west in GEO, Eutelsat 65 West A will contain 15 C-Band, 24 Ku-band and 24 Ka-Band transponders to provide coverage for Brazil and Latin America. Based on the SSL-1300 platform the satellite weights 6600kg and is powered by 2 solar arrays.

Available Replays

Live
Live

Arianespace Flight VA229 / EUTELSAT 65 West A

Updated: Jan 3, 8:02pm UTC

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