Ariane 5 ECA+ | Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Arianespace (Commercial)
• Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA+ — Ariane family

Mission

Star One D2 is a 6.2 tons satellite built by Space Systems Loral for operator Star One, subsidiary of Brazilian Embratel. Its architecture is based on a SSL-1300 platform and equipped with C, X, Ku and Ka-band transceivers. It will provide communications services to Latin America for at least 15 years. Eutelsat Quantum is an experimental communications satellite carrying a payload able to be reconfigured by software. It is developed by ESA, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Ariane Launch Area 3
• Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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