Recorded mission
Watch
Arianespace
Ariane 5 ECA+ | Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4B
Recorded mission coverage
Playing a video connects to YouTube. Coverage may be scheduled, live or recorded. If a player is unavailable, use “Open source”.
Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
Galaxy-30 is a geostationary communications satellite for Intelsat. Satellite is built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS) and is planned to provide video distribution and broadcast services to customers in North America. Galaxy 30 satellite is launched in tandem with MEV-2 vehicle. MEV-2, which stands for Mission Extension Vehicle-2, is the second servicing mission by NGIS. MEV-2 will rendezvous and dock with the Intelsat 1002 satellite in early 2021. Then, MEV-2 will use its own thrusters and fuel supply to control the satellite’s orbit, thereby extending its useful lifetime. Another passenger of the flight is the BSAT-4b satellite for the Japanese operator BSAT. BSAT-4b will serve as a back-up for BSAT-4a satellite, launched in 2017. BSAT-4b will provide Direct-to-Home television services and is expected to operate for at least 15 years.
Open the full mission →Published flight sequence
Know what comes next.
Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
A flight sequence has not been published for this mission.