Ariane 5 January 17, 2020 Ariane 5 lifts off from the Spaceport in French Guiana, beginning Arianespace’s first mission of 2020. Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 17, 2020 Ariane 5 liftoff poster (Arianespace version). Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 17, 2020 Ariane 5 liftoff poster (Spaceport version). Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 16, 2020 Arianespace’s year-opening Ariane 5 flight successfully deployed two satellites to geostationary transfer orbit. Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 16, 2020 Ariane 5 ascends from the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch zone, beginning Arianespace’s first mission of 2020. Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 16, 2020 Arianespace’s first launch of 2020 was performed at the service of two long-time customers: Eutelsat and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 16, 2020 Ariane 5 stands ready for liftoff inside the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch zone. Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 15, 2020 Ariane 5 nears completion of its transfer from the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone. Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 14, 2020 The “upper composite” containing EUTELSAT KONNECT is lowered over GSAT-30 to complete launcher build-up. Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
Ariane 5 January 9, 2020 GSAT-30 is lowered for installed atop the Ariane 5’s core stage section. Flight VA251. EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30
