Ariane 5 flight VA249 carried the Intelsat 39 communications satellite and ESA/Airbus's EDRS-C laser data-relay satellite to GTO from Kourou; Intelsat 39 replaced Intelsat 902, providing C- and Ku-band coverage over Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- GTO
- Geostationary transfer orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 10.2 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 11 Ariane 5 ECA+ flights
- Date and time
- 6 August 2019, 19:30 UTC
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 ECA+
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Launch site
- Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 2019-049
- Launches in 2019
- 54th of 102
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