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Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)

© ESA-CNES-Arianespace/Optique video du CSG/P. Piron

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Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)

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Ariane 5 ECA+
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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
Launch CodexDossier

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Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.239, -52.768
Scrub riskLOW
Go92%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go92%Wind3 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud95%Temp27°C

Limiting rule: No flight within 10 nmi of an attached thunderstorm anvil.

HRRR F+0: CAPE 1690 · upper-level wind 26 kt — anvil-producing environment, no live proximity (no satellite cloud-top at this pad)