Inmarsat-5 F5

Success
NOV 26201921:23:00 UTC

Inmarsat-5 F5, also designated GX5, completed the five-satellite Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band high-throughput constellation. Described as delivering more Ka-band capacity than the first four GX satellites combined, it provides 89 fixed spot beams and six fully steerable beams covering the Middle East, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent.

TIBA-1 is an Egyptian government communications satellite built by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space, providing Ka-band broadband internet and secure government communications over Egypt, North Africa, and the Nile Basin.

VA250 marked Arianespace's 250th Ariane-family launch.

launched fromELA-3Kourou

aboardAriane 5 ECAVA250intoGSO

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Inmarsat-5 F5 (GX5)

    Communications

  • 02

    TIBA 1

    Communications