Flight VA258 – EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS

ON 7 SEPTEMBER, ARIANESPACE WILL LAUNCH THE INNOVATIVE EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS SATELLITE ON BOARD ARIANE 5 On Tuesday 7 September 2022, at 18:45 local time, an Ariane 5 built by ArianeGroup and operated by Arianespace will lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS telecommunications satellite. · Arianespace is preparing the launch of Ariane 5 for the operator EUTELSAT, carrying the EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS telecommunications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space. · This mission will provide high-speed internet access throughout Europe, in particular in isolated regions with low coverage. DATE AND TIME Liftoff is planned on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, as early as possible within the following launch window: 05:45 p.m - 07:11 p.m. Washington, DC 06:45 p.m - 08:11 p.m. Kourou 09:45 p.m - 11:11 p.m. UTC 11:45 p.m - 01:11 a.m. Paris, on September 8