flown by Arianespace France

Superbird-8

Success
APR 05201821:34:00 UTC

Ariane 5 returned to flight after VA241 in January 2018, which left both of its satellites in off-nominal orbits. This flight carried a Superbird satellite for Japan's SKY Perfect JSAT, with an X-band payload for the Japanese defence forces, and HYLAS 4 for the British operator Avanti Communications.

launched from ELA-3 Kourou

aboard Ariane 5 ECA VA242 into GSO

Broadcast

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Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Superbird-8 / DSN-1

    Communications

  • 02

    HYLAS-4

    Communications

last updated Oct 9, 2026