Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum

Ariane 5 flight VA254 delivered two communications satellites to geostationary transfer orbit from French Guiana: Star One D2, a Maxar-built multi-band satellite for Brazil's Embratel, and Eutelsat Quantum, the first fully software-reconfigurable commercial satellite, developed with Airbus and ESA.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary transfer orbit

Payload to orbit

10.1 T

Flight

4th

of 11 Ariane 5 ECA+ flights

Date and time

30 July 2021, 21:00 UTC

Rocket

Ariane 5 ECA+

Builder

ArianeGroup

Launch site

Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Payload

Communications

International designator

2021-069

Launches in 2021

73rd of 146

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