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Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)

Success

Ariane 5 ECA+

T-minus to liftoff

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Wednesday July 5 2023, 22:00:07 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleAriane 5 ECA+

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 3

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Mission

Syracuse 4B is a French military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) is a small geostationary communications satellite built by OHB System and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to explore and test new broadband communications technologies.

Quick facts

VehicleAriane 5 ECA+

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 3

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowWednesday July 5 2023, 22:00:00 UTC→Wednesday July 5 2023, 23:05:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAriane

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Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)

Success

Ariane 5 ECA+

T-minus to liftoff

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HOURS

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00

MINUTES

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SECONDS

Wednesday July 5 2023, 22:00:07 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskHIGH

Go8%

VehicleAriane 5 ECA+

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 3

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.239, -52.768

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Mission

Syracuse 4B is a French military communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) is a small geostationary communications satellite built by OHB System and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to explore and test new broadband communications technologies.

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go8%Wind4 m/sGusts7 m/sCloud84%Temp28°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 6541 m, mean 4382 m, 89% cover, freezing 4957 m · max cloud-top 6541 m above freezing 4957 m (89% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus

Quick facts

VehicleAriane 5 ECA+

OrbitGeostationary Transfer Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 3

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowWednesday July 5 2023, 22:00:00 UTC→Wednesday July 5 2023, 23:05:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAriane

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.239, -52.768

Scrub riskHIGH

Go8%

Q's read

Weather & scrubHIGH risk

Weather Go8%Wind4 m/sGusts7 m/sCloud84%Temp28°C

Limiting rule: No flight through a thick (>4500 ft) cloud layer extending across the freezing level.

max-top 6541 m, mean 4382 m, 89% cover, freezing 4957 m · max cloud-top 6541 m above freezing 4957 m (89% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus