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 by Staff Writers Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 05, 2019
Arianespace has successfully orbited two telecommunications satellites: the Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 condosat for operators KACST and Hellas Sat; and GSAT-31 for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Arianespace's first launch of the year took place on Tuesday, February 5 at 6:01 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (South America). Today's launch was the 103rd Ariane 5 mission, bringing the number of geostationary satellites launched by Arianespace to 374. Following the announcement of this first successful launch of the year, Stephane Israel, Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace, said: "This year we kick off the 40th anniversary celebration of the first launch of Europe's Ariane rocket with a successful launch of Ariane 5. Through this emblematic flight, Arianespace underscores the reliability of our heavy launcher, the benchmark in the launch segment for geostationary telecommunications satellites. By carrying out a mission for long-lasting customers from three continents - Arabsat, KACST, Hellas Sat and ISRO - we continue to prove the attractiveness of Arianespace's launch services for customers from around the world, both institutional and commercial."
Supporting telecommunications on three continents + Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1 will provide advanced communications services for Saudi Arabia's KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology), as well as secure communications for countries belonging to the Gulf Cooperative Council region. + Hellas Sat 4 will provide advanced regional communications services for Arabsat's subsidiary, Hellas Sat, the Greek-Cypriot satellite operator. After launching GSAT-11 for ISRO on the final Ariane 5 mission of 2018, Arianespace has now orbited GSAT-31 on its first mission in 2019. With GSAT-31, ISRO continues to develop its space infrastructure to reduce the digital divide in India. The next ISRO geostationary satellite to be launched by Arianespace will be GSAT-30.
Arianespace confirms its leadership in the geostationary launch market Up to five Ariane 5 dual launches are planned in 2019, to orbit a total of 10 geostationary satellites.
India enlists France's Arianespace to replace dying satellite New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 05, 2019 The replacement satellite, GSAT-31, will provide wide-beam coverage to facilitate communication over large oceanic regions including the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean using a wide-band transponder. The two Ku-band beacon down-link signals are transmitted for the purpose of ground tracking. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its 40th communication satellite GSAT-31 to replace a dying satellite in order to ensure that communication services are not a ... read more
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