Ariane 64 | IS-45

Communications

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2028

Target Window

2028

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Year

— Mission

IS-45

Geostationary Transfer Orbit· GTO

Intelsat 45 is a small geostationary communications satellite that will provide Ku-band fixed-satellite services enabling Intelsat to provide specialized and efficient service to Media and Network customers. IS-45 weighs about 1 metric ton at launch and is designed and built by SWISSto12, based on the company’s innovative HummingSat platform. HummingSats are just over one cubic meter in volume, one-tenth the size of conventional satellites placed in geostationary orbit. SWISSto12 is developing the satellites in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its public-private-partnership program, benefiting from unique and patented 3D printing technologies.

— Rocket

Ariane

Ariane 64

Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.

Length: 63 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Launch Mass: 860 t
LEO Capacity: 21,650 kg
GTO Capacity: 12,000 kg
Maiden Flight: 2026

— Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.

Latitude

5.2563°

Longitude

-52.7868°

Pad Launches

Timezone

America/Cayenne

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

5.256°, -52.787°

— Launch Provider

Commercial

Arianespace

Est. 1980 · CEO: David Cavaillolès

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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Total

313

Success

Pending