Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Arianespace conducted the fifth Ariane 5 launch of the year with the lofting of the Intelsat 37e & BSAT-4a satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on Friday.
Intelsat 37e is the fifth broadband infrastructure satellite in the Intelsat EpicNG series. The satellite will be the fourth EpicNG spacecraft orbited by Arianespace to date, after a successful dedicated Ariane 5 mission with Intelsat 29e, the 100% successful dual launch to orbit the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites, and less than six months after the successful orbiting of SKY Brasil 1/Intelsat 32e.
The BSAT-4a satellite, designed and built for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), a leading broadcasting satellite operator in Japan, will be used for Direct-to-Home (DTH) television service in Japan.
BSAT-4a is the 9th satellite to be launched by Arianespace for B-SAT, and is being orbited as part of a turnkey contract between B-SAT and U.S.-based satellite manufacturer SSL.
Arianespace conducted the fifth Ariane 5 launch of the year with the lofting of the Intelsat 37e & BSAT-4a satellites from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on Friday.
Intelsat 37e is the fifth broadband infrastructure satellite in the Intelsat EpicNG series. The satellite will be the fourth EpicNG spacecraft orbited by Arianespace to date, after a successful dedicated Ariane 5 mission with Intelsat 29e, the 100% successful dual launch to orbit the Intelsat 33e and Intelsat 36 satellites, and less than six months after the successful orbiting of SKY Brasil 1/Intelsat 32e.
The BSAT-4a satellite, designed and built for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), a leading broadcasting satellite operator in Japan, will be used for Direct-to-Home (DTH) television service in Japan.
BSAT-4a is the 9th satellite to be launched by Arianespace for B-SAT, and is being orbited as part of a turnkey contract between B-SAT and U.S.-based satellite manufacturer SSL.
