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What is the source of the payload combinations? Then what are going up on VA224?
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Then what are going up on VA224?
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EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite in final stretch of manufacturing.

New satellite for Middle East and North Africa broadcast markets to host new advanced features

Dubai Paris, 9 March 2015 – The EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) is in the final stretch of manufacturing and on track for launch by an Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2015. The 5.8 tonne satellite has finished launch environment tests and is now going through a final round of payload performance checks at Thales Alenia Space’s factory in Cannes.

EUTELSAT 8 West 8 will be launched to the 7/8° West neighbourhood selected by over 1,000 TV channels to reach into an unmatched audience of 52 million homes. Eutelsat and Nilesat have progressively built a comprehensive broadcast infrastructure at this position, comprising satellites designed for Direct-to-Home reception in a vast footprint stretching from Morocco to the Gulf. Both operators have steadily brought new capacity on line to meet thriving demand for digital channels and the acceleration of High Definition Television. The next phase of expansion at the most popular neighbourhood in the Middle East and North Africa comes with EUTELSAT 8 West B.

In addition to delivering increased Ku-band capacity for the MENA region and a pan-African payload in C-band, EUTELSAT 8 West B will host a new generation of advanced functions that will raise the bar of performance, flexibility and signal security. The new functions are focused on delivering three main benefits:

Mitigating the effects of interference by increasing control over uplink frequencies to a satellite;

Increasing the number of active channels by optimising a satellite payload’s use of the electrical power generated by its solar panels;

Expanding options for repositioning satellites with frequency agile command receivers.

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Arianespace’s new Ariane 5 launch campaign begins for an August mission with Eutelsat and Intelsat satellites
 
June 29, 2015 – Ariane Flight VA225

The fourth Ariane 5 for liftoff in 2015 has begun its integration process at the Spaceport, maintaining Arianespace’s mission pace during another busy year of launch activity from its French Guiana operational base.

This heavy-lift vehicle will be used for Flight VA225 in August, which will deliver two relay satellites – EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 – to geostationary transfer orbit.  The mission’s designation signifies Ariane’s 225th mission since the European-built series of launch vehicles began operation in 1979.

Build-up of the Ariane 5 is following well-established procedures at the Spaceport, with its cryogenic core stage initially positioned over one of two operational launch tables, followed by the mating of two solid propellant boosters.  This occurred in the Spaceport’s Ariane 5 Launcher Integration Building, clearing the way for an initial vehicle “top-off” with installation of its cryogenic upper stage and equipment bay atop the core stage.

Ariane 5 will then be made ready for transfer to the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building, where the EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 payloads are to be installed.  The Final Assembly Building currently is occupied by another Ariane 5 that will be rolled out next week for Arianespace’s Flight VA224, which is to loft the Star One C4 telecommunications satellite for Brazil and Europe’s MSG-4 meteorological platform on July 8.

For Flight VA225, EUTELSAT 8 West B will occupy the upper passenger position in Ariane 5’s dual-payload configuration.  It is designed to bring powerful new satellite broadcasting resources for the Middle East and North Africa, utilizing a 5.8-metric-ton-class relay platform manufactured by Thales Alenia Space. 

Equipped with 40 operational Ku-band transponders designed primarily to serve direct-to-home (DTH) markets, the high-capacity EUTELSAT 8 West B spacecraft is to be located at a geostationary orbit slot of 8 deg. West, joining satellites already operated at the adjacent 7 deg. West position by Eutelsat and the Egyptian satellite company Nilesat.


Supporting the dynamic “digital neighborhood” for Eutelsat TV relay services

EUTELSAT 8 West B also will introduce a C-band mission to the 8 deg. West orbital slot, with 10 operational transponders connected to footprints covering the African continent and reaching west to South America.

Eutelsat Communications – which will operate EUTELSAT 8 West B after its launch by Arianespace – calls the 7/8 deg. West “video neighborhood” one of the most dynamic in the global satellite TV market, with a rapidly growing audience and channel line-up. An estimated 52 million homes in North Africa and the Middle East already are equipped for DTH reception of more than 1,200 Arabic and international channels broadcast at this position by Eutelsat and Nilesat.

Flight VA225’s other passenger, Intelsat 34, will be installed in the lower payload position on Ariane 5 and is to have a liftoff mass of more than 3 metric tons.  Specially designed to meet the media distribution requirements of leading programmers for Latin America, this satellite also will support advanced broadband service to maritime and aeronautical providers serving the North Atlantic. 

A 15-year in-orbit service life for Intelsat 34

Intelsat 34 was built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) of Palo Alto, California and is designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer.  It will bring replacement relay capacity for two other satellites at 304.5 degrees East longitude.

The Ariane 5 mission with Intelsat 34 and EUTELSAT 8 West B is to be the seventh Arianespace flight of 2015 with the company’s launcher family, composed of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and light-lift Vega.

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1309.asp
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EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite lands in Kourou spaceport and preps for Ariane 5 launch on 20 August.

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The EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite arrives in French Guiana for Arianespace's seventh launch of 2015

July 20, 2015 – Ariane Flight VA225

The EUTELSAT 8 West B telecommunications satellite for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission is now in French Guiana, enabling payload preparations to begin for a scheduled August 20 flight from the Spaceport.

This relay platform for Eutelsat Communications was transported from Nice Airport in France aboard a chartered Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft, which arrived in French Guiana at Cayenne’s Félix Eboué Airport. 

After transportation by road to the Spaceport, the Thales Alenia Space-built EUTELSAT 8 West B will undergo final checkout and integration with Ariane 5 for liftoff from the South American launch facility – where Arianespace operates its family of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-weight Soyuz and light-lift Vega vehicles.

On the upcoming mission, which is designated Flight VA225 in Arianespace’s numbering system, EUTELSAT 8 West B will occupy the upper passenger position in Ariane 5’s dual-payload configuration.  The 5.8-metric-ton-class relay platform is designed to bring powerful new satellite broadcasting resources for Eutelsat Communications to the Middle East and North Africa – equipped with 40 operational Ku-band transponders primarily to serve direct-to-home (DTH) markets.

EUTELSAT 8 West B also will introduce a C-band mission to the 8 deg. West geostationary orbital slot, with 10 operational transponders connected to footprints covering the African continent and reaching west to South America.

This high-capacity spacecraft is to join satellites already operated at the adjacent 7 deg. West position by Eutelsat and the Egyptian satellite company Nilesat, and will go into full commercial service early October following a checkout to validate its performance in orbit.

Joining EUTELSAT 8 West B on Arianespace’s Flight VA225 is Intelsat 34, built by SSL (Space Systems/Loral) for Intelsat, which is to have a liftoff mass of more than three metric tons.  Specially developed to meet the media distribution requirements of leading programmers for Latin America, Intelsat 34 also will support advanced broadband service to maritime and aeronautical providers serving the North Atlantic.

The August 20 liftoff with Intelsat 34 and EUTELSAT 8 West B will maintain Arianespace’s sustained mission pace in 2015, and follows the company’s six launches performed so far this year, which have carried a total of 10 payloads.  These were: Ariane 5 Flight VA224 on July 15 (orbiting Star One C4 and MSG-4), Vega Flight VV05 on June 22 (Sentinel-2A); Flight VA223 with Ariane 5 on May 27 (lofting DirecTV-15 and SKY México-1), Ariane 5 Flight VA222 on April 26 (with THOR 7 and SICRAL 2), Soyuz Flight VS11 on March 27 (which orbited two Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites); and Vega Flight VV04 on February 11 (performing a suborbital mission with the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle spaceplane).

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1317.asp
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SSL DELIVERS ITS 50TH SATELLITE FOR INTELSAT TO LAUNCH BASE IN KOUROU

PALO ALTO, Calif. – July 20, 2015 —Space Systems/Loral, LLC (SSL) today announced that the Intelsat 34 satellite, designed and built for Intelsat S.A (NYSE: I), has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle by Arianespace.  Intelsat 34 is the 50th satellite that SSL has provided to Intelsat.

“Intelsat and SSL have a close working relationship based on many years of experience and a mutual commitment to quality, reliability and customer service,” said John Celli, president of SSL. “Our 50th satellite together is a significant milestone and we are happy that it is has safely arrived at launch base. Now our teams are working together with Arianespace to prepare the satellite for next month’s launch.”   

Intelsat 34 is designed to provide capacity to meet the growing needs of Latin American media customers, and broadband connectivity for maritime and aeronautical companies serving the North Atlantic. When launched, it will replace Intelsat 805 and Galaxy 11 at 304.5˚E.

“SSL has been an important manufacturing partner of Intelsat for more than 35 years and has designed and delivered nearly half of the satellites in the Intelsat fleet,” said Thierry Guillemin, EVP and Chief Technology Officer of Intelsat. “We look forward to the launch next month and to providing expanded coverage in Latin America and the North Atlantic with Intelsat 34.”

Intelsat 34 is based on the powerful SSL 1300 platform, which has the flexibility to support a broad range of applications and technology advances, including electric propulsion. The satellite uses SSL’s heritage electric propulsion system, the SPT-100, which is actively in use on 17 satellites with more than 40,000 hours of successful on orbit operation. 
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The EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 satellites are prepared for their upcoming Ariane 5 launch

July 22, 2015 – Ariane Flight VA225

Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 launch are now in full swing, with the mission’s two satellite passengers – EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 – undergoing checkout procedures at the Spaceport.

These pre-launch activities kicked off this month, following separate arrivals of the two spacecraft – both of which were delivered to French Guiana’s Félix Eboué Airport via cargo jetliner. After their subsequent transfers by road to the Spaceport, preparations for EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 commenced inside the facility’s S5C building.

Designated Flight VA225, this upcoming mission will mark the seventh liftoff in 2015 by a member of Arianespace’s launch vehicle family – which consists of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, medium-size Soyuz and lightweight Vega – as well as the fourth liftoff this year using a workhorse Ariane 5.

EUTELSAT 8 West B – which will be operated by Eutelsat and the Egyptian satellite company Nilesat – will occupy the upper passenger position in Ariane 5’s dual-payload configuration. Produced by Thales Alenia Space, it is designed to bring powerful new satellite broadcasting resources for the Middle East and North Africa, primarily serving direct-to-home (DTH) markets.

Flight VA225’s other passenger, Intelsat 34, will be installed in the lower payload position on Ariane 5. It was built by SSL (Space Systems Loral) for operator Intelsat to meet the media distribution requirements of leading programmers for Latin America. In addition, the spacecraft will support advanced broadband service to maritime and aeronautical providers serving the North Atlantic.

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1318.asp
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A payload fit-check for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission from the Spaceport
 

 July 28, 2015 – Ariane Flight VA225

Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission have marked a new milestone in French Guiana, with the EUTELSAT 8 West B telecommunications satellite undergoing its initial fit-check with launcher hardware.

This important step during Arianespace Ariane 5 mission campaigns at the Spaceport validated the compatibility of Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 8 West B with the cone-shaped adapter that will be used in its integration on the heavy-lift launcher.

The activity occurred yesterday in the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation building, where the other payload for Ariane 5’s upcoming launch – Intelsat 34 – also is undergoing processing in the same multi-hall facility.

On the upcoming mission – scheduled for August 20, and designated Flight VA225 in Arianespace’s numbering system – EUTELSAT 8 West B will occupy the upper passenger position in Ariane 5’s dual-payload configuration.  The 5.8-metric-ton-class relay platform was built by Thales Alenia Space and is designed to bring powerful new satellite broadcasting resources for Eutelsat Communications to the Middle East and North Africa – equipped with 40 operational Ku-band transponders primarily to serve direct-to-home (DTH) markets.

Also to be introduced with EUTELSAT 8 West B is a C-band mission to the 8 deg. West geostationary orbital slot, with 10 operational transponders connected to footprints covering the African continent and reaching west to South America.

EUTELSAT 8 West B will be joined on Arianespace’s Flight VA225 by Intelsat 34, built by SSL (Space Systems Loral) for Intelsat, which will have a liftoff mass of more than three metric tons. Developed to meet the media distribution requirements of leading programmers for Latin America, Intelsat 34 also will support advanced broadband service to maritime and aeronautical providers serving the North Atlantic.

With the upcoming Flight VA225, Arianespace is maintaining its sustained mission pace in 2015.  In parallel, payload and launch vehicle activity is underway for three other missions with the company’s complete launcher family: Soyuz Flight VS12, scheduled for September 10 with two spacecraft for the European Commission’s Galileo satellite navigation program; Ariane 5 Flight VA226, also planned during September, carrying NBN Co 1A for Australia’s National Broadband Network and ARSAT-2 for Argentinean satellite operator ARSAT; and Vega Flight VV06 in late November on a European space science mission.

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1321.asp
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The fourth Ariane 5 for launch in 2015 is received by Arianespace at the Spaceport

August 3, 2015 – Ariane Flight VA225

Arianespace has received the Ariane 5 for its fourth heavy-lift flight of 2015 with the transfer of this assembled launcher to the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building – where the mission’s EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 satellite payloads will be installed.

Today’s rollout from the Launcher Assembly Building marked the Ariane 5’s handover from prime contractor Airbus Safran Launchers to Arianespace, and is another milestone leading to the planned liftoff on August 20 from French Guiana.

Arianespace will now oversee the payload integration, with Intelsat 34 to be installed as the Ariane 5’s lower passenger, and the larger EUTELSAT 8 West B positioned as the upper passenger.

Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 8 West B is a 5.8-metric-ton-class relay platform built by Thales Alenia Space, featuring 40 operational Ku-band transponders that will bring powerful new satellite broadcasting resources to the Middle East and North Africa – primarily to serve direct-to-home markets. It also will introduce a C-band mission to the 8 deg. West orbital slot, with 10 operational transponders connecting to footprints covering the African continent and reaching to South America.

Intelsat 34 was produced for Intelsat by SSL (Space Systems Loral) to meet media distribution requirements of leading programmers for Latin America. In addition, the spacecraft will support advanced broadband service to maritime and aeronautical providers serving the North Atlantic. This spacecraft is based on the SSL 1300 platform, which includes the SPT-100 electric propulsion system.

The August 20 mission is designated Flight VA225 in Arianespace’s numbering system, and follows the previous three Ariane 5 launches in 2015: Flight VA224 on July 15 (with the Star One C4 and MSG-4 satellites), Flight VA223 on May 27 (carrying DirecTV-15 and SKY México-1), and Flight VA222 on April 26 (with THOR 7 and SICRAL 2).

Arianespace also has performed two light-lift Vega missions to date in 2015: Flight VV05 on June 22, and February 11’s Flight VV04; along with one utilizing its medium-weight Soyuz vehicle (Flight VS11 on March 27).

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1325.asp

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The Intelsat 34 satellite is fueled for Arianespace’s August 20 heavy-lift mission with Ariane 5
 
August 7, 2015 – Ariane Flight VA225
 
The second passenger for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 flight has been fueled at the Spaceport, completing another major step for the August 20 launch from French Guiana.

This was the final stand-alone operation with the Intelsat 34 satellite before its integration on the launcher, and it occurred in the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility – conducted by personnel from spacecraft manufacturer SSL (Space Systems Loral), who were outfitted in specialized protection suits.

The careful process ensured that sufficient propellant was loaded for Intelsat 34’s mission lifetime of more than 15 years, while maintaining the satellite’s targeted mass of 3,300 kg. at liftoff in the lower position of Ariane 5’s dual-passenger payload arrangement.

Intelsat 34 will be utilized by satellite services provider Intelsat to meet the media distribution requirements of leading programmers for Latin America. In addition, the spacecraft will support advanced broadband coverage for maritime and aeronautical providers serving the North Atlantic.

For the August 20 mission on Ariane 5 – designated Flight VA225 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system – Intelsat 34 is to be delivered to geostationary transfer orbit along with the 5,800-kg.-class EUTELSAT 8 West B broadcast relay platform, which will be operated by Eutelsat and the Egyptian satellite company Nilesat.  EUTELSAT 8 West B was fueled in separate activity at the Spaceport late last month.

Flight VA225 will continue Arianespace’s sustained operational pace.  In addition to being the company’s fourth launch in 2015 with the Ariane 5 heavy-lift workhorse, Arianespace has performed two light-lift Vega missions this year, along with one utilizing its medium-weight Soyuz vehicle.

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2015/1326.asp
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