Ariane 5 launched Eutelsat's Konnect VHTS high-throughput broadband satellite from Kourou into a supersynchronous transfer orbit, providing internet connectivity across Europe, in-flight Wi-Fi for airlines, and secure communications for the French government.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 6.5 T
- Flight
- 8th
- of 11 Ariane 5 ECA+ flights
- Date and time
- 7 September 2022, 21:45 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA+
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2022-110
- Launches in 2022
- 114th of 186
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