The launch of the new satellite was the 114th mission of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket since its maiden flight in 1996.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that Europe’s tallest telecommunications satellite ever sent into space has been successfully launched. The Eutelsat Konnect Very High Throughput Satellite is three stories tall (8.9 meters) and weighs 6.5 tons.
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Ariane 5 has launched from French Guiana to deploy EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS, the most powerful European telecommunications satellite ever built, into orbit.
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The launch took place in the early hours of Thursday with an Ariane 5 rocket from the European space station Kourou in French Guiana, South America. The satellite, built by aerospace company Thales Alenia Space and eventually placed in geostationary orbit at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers, will provide high-speed broadband and in-flight connections across Europe on behalf of Eutelsat.
The launch of the new satellite was the 114th mission of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket since its maiden flight in 1996.
The rocket will make three more flights before being succeeded by Ariane 6, which will take over Europe’s heavy-lift launches.
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