Update Coming Launch Eutelsat 25b/gsat 7

[solly]

Arianespace is keeping up the Ariane 5 cadence as momentum builds for its next flight – which will orbit another of the heavy-lift launcher’s dual-passenger payloads.
The GSAT-7 satellite is readied for the startup of its pre-launch checkout in the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility.
This mission, designated Flight VA215 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, is to carry the Eutelsat 25B/Es’hail-1 and GSAT-7 telecommunications satellites.
Flight VA215’s heavy-lift vehicle has completed its initial build-up in the Spaceport’s Launcher Integration Building for Ariane 5, and soon will be transferred to the Final Assembly Building to receive its payloads. The Final Assembly Building became available this morning when the Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s Flight VA214 rolled out to the launch zone for a liftoff tomorrow.
GSAT-7 has now begun its checkout at the Spaceport to confirm the multi-band satellite’s readiness with payloads in the UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-bands. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, it utilizes India’s standard I-2K bus – the same as employed for the Indian INSAT-3D satellite, which is only hours away from liftoff on Arianespace’s VA214 mission.
The GSAT-7 spacecraft’s mass at liftoff is estimated at 2,550 kg., and its power handling capability is rated at approximately 3,000 Watts. After being deployed by Ariane 5, the satellite will operate from an orbital position of 74 deg. East.
Joining the Indian satellite on Arianespace’s VA215 mission will be EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1, built by SSL for Eutelsat and Es'hailSat – The Qatar Satellite Company. Weighing more than 6,000 kg. at liftoff, this platform was conceived to provide direct broadcast services (DBS) to expanding markets in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia regions.
EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 will replace Eutelsat’s EUROBIRD 2 satellite at 25.5 deg. East. In addition to ensuing Ku-band continuity for Eutelsat and providing additional Ku-band resources for the Qatar Satellite Company, the spacecraft will initiate a Ka-band capability to open business opportunities for both companies.

 

[solly]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1077.asp
July 29, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission are moving into their full pace with the delivery of its second passenger – EUTELSAT 25B/ Es’hail 1 – to French Guiana, joining GSAT-7, which arrived earlier this month.
The EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 spacecraft was transported to South America aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner, which landed on July 27 at Félix Eboué Airport near the French Guiana capital city of Cayenne. After the unloading process – aided by the giant aircraft’s tilt-up nose and its forward “kneeling” capability – the protective container with EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 was readied for transportation by road to the Spaceport, some 65 kilometers away.

With the An-124 tilt nose opened and the jetliner in its “kneeling” position, the protective container with EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 is unloaded at Cayenne’s Félix Eboué Airport.

Built by SSL in the U.S., this satellite will assist European telecommunications operator Eutelsat and Qatar’s Es’hailSat satellite company in responding to demand for the fastest-growing applications in the Middle East and North Africa – including video broadcasting, enterprise communications and government services.
In addition to securing Ku-band continuity for Eutelsat and additional Ku-band resources for Es’hailSat, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will initiate a Ka-band capability that opens business opportunities for both parties.
The spacecraft is based on SSL’s proven 1300 satellite bus, and will provide a follow-on to the EUTELSAT 25C satellite, which currently is operated at 25.5° East. Liftoff mass of EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will be more than 6,000 kg.
For Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 flight, targeted for August 29, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 is to ride in the upper position of the heavy-lift launcher’s payload “stack.”
Located below it will be the Indian GSAT-7 telecommunications satellite, which arrived in French Guiana on July 11 and has been undergoing checkout in the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility.
With an estimated liftoff mass of 2,650 kg., GSAT-7 was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and carries relay payloads in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band.
GSAT-7 and EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will be lofted by Flight VA215, as designated in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, signifying the 215th mission with the Ariane series of launch vehicles.
It will be the fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission in 2013, and follows last week’s on-target Flight VA214, which orbited Alphasat, the largest telecommunications platform ever built by Europe, along with India’s INSAT-3D meteorological platform – which uses the same basic spacecraft bus as GSAT-7.
In addition to the three Ariane 5 liftoffs performed so far this year by Arianespace at the Spaceport, the company’s other launch vehicles also have been active. Its medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega performed one launch each from French Guiana, while Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate conducted a Soyuz mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
As a result, the combined flights of these three Arianespace family launchers have orbited a total of 18 payloads to date in 2013.

 

[Analoguesat]

Im looking forward to Eutel 25B. Theres an odd side lobe and its far more favourable for the UK than 25C.

 

[Analoguesat]

Some good pics here - the first one is fabulous!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eutelsat_communications/9315759478/in/photostream/

 

[Archived-1]

Some good pics here - the first one is fabulous!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eutelsat_communications/9315759478/in/photostream/

thanks for the link A/S shes a work of art :-)

 

[Analoguesat]

I not sure what the white "lights" on the reflectors are - test leds maybe???

 

[solly]

July 31, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
Pre-launch checkout is now underway at the Spaceport with EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1, which is one of two satellite passengers to be orbited on Arianespace’s fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission of 2013.
Following its arrival in French Guiana by cargo aircraft last weekend, the spacecraft emerged from its protective shipping container inside the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility to begin processing for a targeted August 29 launch.
This satellite – built by U.S.-based Space Systems/Loral (SSL) – will secure Ku-band continuity for European telecommunications operator Eutelsat and additional Ku-band resources for Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, as well as initiate Ka-band capability to open business opportunities for the two operators.
In serving both Eutelsat and Es’hailSat, the relay platform will help respond to the demand for the fastest-growing applications in the Middle East and North Africa – including video broadcasting, enterprise communications and government services.
Based on SSL’s 1300 platform, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 has four steerable spot beam antennas and four deployable reflectors, along with advanced command and telemetry capabilities, and is designed for a service life of 15 years or more.
EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will be in the upper position of the payload “stack” for August’s dual-passenger Ariane 5 launch, joined by India’s GSAT-7 telecommunications satellite in the lower slot. G-SAT 7 was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and carries relay payloads in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band.
As the 215th launch to date with the Ariane series of vehicles, this mission will be the sixth from French Guiana in 2013 with Arianespace’s family of launchers. It is to follow the three Ariane 5 liftoffs, performed in July, June and February; along with one flight each for the medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega, performed in June and May, respectively. Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate conducted a Soyuz flight from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan during February

 

[solly]

August 2, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace Flight VA215 is shown inside the Spaceport’s Launcher Integration Building, where it was assembled by Astrium Space Transportation.

The launcher for Ariane 5’s next heavy-lift flight is ready for rollout to the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building, where it will be delivered to Arianespace for installation of the mission’s dual-passenger payload.
This vehicle was built up in the Launcher Integration Building by Astrium Space Transportation, which is the Ariane 5 prime contractor and integrator.
During the integration activity, Ariane 5’s basic assembly was performed, beginning with the mating of its two solid-propellant strap-on boosters to the core cryogenic stage. This was followed by placement atop the core cryogenic stage of a combined unit containing the cryogenic upper stage and vehicle equipment bay.
With the completion of its initial checkout process, the launcher for Arianespace’s August 29 mission – designated Flight VA215 in the company’s launcher family numbering system – is awaiting its transfer to the Spaceport Final Assembly Building, previously occupied by Flight VA214’s Ariane 5, which lifted off from the Spaceport on July 25.
Flight VA215 is to carry two communications relay satellites: EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7.
Riding in the upper position of Ariane 5’s payload “stack” will be EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1, a Space Systems/Loral-built spacecraft to serve European telecommunications operator Eutelsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company.
The mission’s lower passenger is India’s GSAT-7, a satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and fitted with payloads in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band.

 

[solly]

The EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 spacecraft is prepared for its integration on Ariane 5
August 9, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
Payload processing for Arianespace’s next dual-passenger Ariane 5 flight is moving forward as the EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite is readied for its upcoming liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana.
This relay platform – built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) based on the company’s 1300 satellite bus – made initial contact with Ariane 5 launcher hardware during activity inside the Spaceport’s S1B clean room facility. The step involved EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1’s fit-check with its cone-shaped payload adapter, which serves as the spacecraft’s interface with Ariane 5.
After deployment by Ariane 5, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will assist European telecommunications operator Eutelsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, in responding to demand for the fastest-growing applications in the Middle East and North Africa – including video broadcasting, enterprise communications and government services. In addition, it will initiate a Ka-band capability that opens business opportunities for both parties.
EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 is equipped with four steerable spot beam antennas and four deployable reflectors, along with advanced command and telemetry capabilities, and it will provide a follow-on to the EUTELSAT 25C satellite – which currently is operated at 25.5° East.
With a liftoff mass of more than 6,000 kg., EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will ride in the upper position of Ariane 5’s payload “stack,” with the Indian GSAT-7 communications satellite – which also has been undergoing checkout activities at the Spaceport – located below it. GSAT-7 was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and carries relay payloads in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band.
This upcoming launch – targeted for August 29 – is designated Flight VA215 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, signifying the 215th mission with the Ariane series of launch vehicles.
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1082.asp

 

[pikmaxx]

Anybody knows what will be the fate of the current satellite Eutelsat 25C after the launch and entry into service of Eutelsat 25 B ??

 

[Analoguesat]

Anybody knows what will be the fate of the current satellite Eutelsat 25C after the launch and entry into service of Eutelsat 25 B ??

Either junk or redeployment to another slot where Eutelsat need backup or an old bird to open up a new orbital filing.

 

[pikmaxx]

Either junk or redeployment to another slot where Eutelsat need backup or an old bird to open up a new orbital filing.

This is for sure , but I dont think that they will throw it in the junk , more than one year is left from its lifespan .

 

[solly]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1083.asp
August 12, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
The launch campaign for Arianespace’s fourth Ariane 5 flight of 2013 has moved into the next phase of preparation as its heavy-lift workhorse is now in the Final Assembly Building at French Guiana, and the larger of its two payloads has been positioned for fueling.
Ariane 5’s transfer from the Launcher Integration Building – where it was assembled by industrial prime contractor Astrium Space Transportation – to the Final Assembly Building marks the vehicle’s formal delivery to Arianespace, which has responsibility for integrating the dual-passenger payload, followed by the launch and delivery into geostationary transfer orbit. The launcher’s transfer process used a dual rail system that links the two buildings together, and also enables the completed Ariane 5’s rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone.
This upcoming mission, designated VA215 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, will loft the EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7 communications satellites.
Hours before the Ariane 5’s rollout to the Final Assembly Building, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 was moved from the Spaceport’s S1B clean room facility – having completed its pre-launch checkout – to the S5 payload preparation center for fueling. This repositioning was made by road with the large CCU3 spacecraft transportation container, which has an inflatable airtight docking seal to facilitate the relocation process.
Once fueled, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will have a liftoff mass of more than 6,000 kg. The satellite is to provide Ku-band relay capacity for European telecommunications operator Eutelsat and Qatar’s Es’hailSat Satellite Company in meeting demand for fast-growing applications in the Middle East and North Africa, including video broadcasting, enterprise communications and government services. In addition, it will initiate a Ka-band capability that opens business opportunities for both users.
EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) based on the spacecraft manufacturer’s 1300 satellite bus, and is to ride in the upper position of Ariane 5’s payload “stack.” Below it will be Flight VA215’s co-passenger, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s GSAT-7, with an estimated liftoff mass of 2,550 kg.

 

[solly]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1084.asp

August 14, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
Fueling is underway at the Spaceport with EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 – the largest of two satellite passengers for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission, scheduled to lift off from French Guiana late this month.
The satellite is being “topped off” in the S5A fueling and integration hall of the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation center, marking another step in this spacecraft’s pre-launch processing.

EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 receives its fuel load in the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation center as the satellite is readied for Arianespace’s upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission.
EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) for two users: European telecommunications operator Eutelsat Communications and Qatar’s Es’hailSat Satellite Company; with the high-power, multi-mission relay platform to provide flexible coverage over the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.
The satellite is designed to deliver television broadcasting, telecommunications and government services with its Ku-band payload, while Ka-band relay capability is included to open business opportunities for both Eutelsat and Es’hailSat.
Based on Space Systems/Loral’s SSL 1300 spacecraft platform, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 is equipped with four steerable spot beam antennas and four deployable reflectors, along with advanced command and telemetry capabilities. After deployment by Ariane 5, the satellite will be positioned at 25.5 degrees East longitude, with a designed operating lifetime of 15 years or more.
For Arianespace’s August 29 launch, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 is to be installed in the upper position of Ariane 5’s payload “stack,” with the flight’s co-passenger – India’s GSAT-7 communications satellite from the Indian Space Research Organisation – riding below it.
The lift performance on this fourth heavy-lift Arianespace mission in 2013 will be more than 8,550 kg., which includes the 6,000-kg.-plus liftoff mass of EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7’s estimated mass of 2,550 kg.
Designated Flight VA215 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system, the upcoming launch follows heavyweight Ariane 5 missions conducted so far this year from the Spaceport in July (Flight VA214, with Alphasat and INSAT-3D), during June (Flight VA213, orbiting the Automated Transfer Vehicle Albert Einstein), and in February (Flight VA212, with Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a).
In other 2013 Arianespace launch activity, the medium-lift Soyuz was deployed in June from French Guiana with four O3b Networks satellites, and the lightweight Vega performed a Spaceport mission in May with the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 payloads.
Completing the company’s activity to date in 2013 was a February Soyuz flight from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, performed by Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate to loft six Globalstar second-generation satellites.

 

[Agorima]

These are the footprints

 

[solly]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1085.asp

August 16, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215

India was in the spotlight at the Spaceport in French Guiana this week as its GSAT-7 communications satellite was mated to the Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s August 29 launch, and mission team members gathered to celebrate the country’s Independence Day.

A flag-raising ceremony in front of the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility was part of the Indian Independence Day celebration with GSAT-7 mission team members and Arianespace personnel.
During activity in the Final Assembly Building for Ariane 5, GSAT-7 was installed atop the heavy-lift launcher, positioning this spacecraft as the lower passenger in the payload “stack.”
GSAT-7 will provide relay capacity in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band from an orbital position of 74 deg. East., with a liftoff mass estimated at 2,550 kg. Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, it utilizes India’s standard I-2K spacecraft bus – the same as for the country’s INSAT-3D meteorological satellite orbited on Arianespace’s previous Ariane 5 mission, performed July 25.
Following GSAT-7’s integration on Ariane 5, members of the satellite team joined with Arianespace personnel to celebrate India’s Independence Day on August 15. As part of the observance, a flag-raising ceremony was held at the Spaceport’s S5 payload preparation facility, where GSAT-7 had undergone its pre-launch checkout and fueling.
The August 29 mission with GSAT-7 will be Arianespace’s fourth Ariane 5 liftoff of 2013, and also will carry the EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 telecommunications platform in another of the heavy-lift launcher’s dual-passenger flights.

 

[solly]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2013/1086.asp
Build-up of the Ariane 5 payload “stack” continues for Arianespace’s August 29 mission
August 19, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 has been installed atop the SYLDA dispenser system during integration activity at the Spaceport, positioning this satellite for its ride as the upper passenger in Ariane 5’s payload “stack” for the August 29 Arianespace heavy-lift mission.

The EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite is ready for its integration on SYLDA (photo at left), and is installed atop the dispenser in Ariane 5’s Final Assembly Building (photo at right).
This marks a new milestone in preparations for Flight VA215 from French Guiana, which will loft EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7.
Once in orbit, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will be used by two operators: the European telecommunications operator Eutelsat Communications; and Qatar’s Es’hailSat Satellite Company.
As a high-power, multi-mission relay platform, the satellite is to deliver television broadcasting, telecommunications and government services with its Ku-band payload, while Ka-band relay capability is included to open business opportunities for both Eutelsat and Es’hailSat. It was produced by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) with a design operating lifetime of 15 years or more, and will be positioned at 25.5 deg. East after deployment by Ariane 5.
EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 was installed on the SYLDA dispenser in the payload preparation area of the Ariane 5’s Final Assembly Building. With this step completed, the satellite/SYLDA combination is ready for encapsulation in the payload fairing, followed by integration on Ariane 5 – positioning it atop GSAT-7, which already has been mated to the launcher.
Flight VA215 will be Arianespace’s fourth heavy-lift mission in 2013 and the 215th launch of an Ariane-series vehicle from French Guiana.

 

[solly]

poster of launch

 

[solly]

Ariane 5 build-up is completed for Arianespace’s upcoming flight with EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7
August 22, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
The heavy-lift Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s August 29 mission is now complete at the Spaceport in French Guiana following integration of its second passenger – the EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 satellite.

The “upper composite” – with EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and the SYLDA dispenser system encapsulated in Ariane 5’s payload fairing – was lowered over GSAT-7 during activity in the Spaceport’s launcher Final Assembly Building.
Encapsulated in an ogive-shaped payload fairing, EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and the SYLDA dispenser system on which it is installed were lowered over GSAT-7 – which was mated with the Ariane 5 earlier this month – to finish launcher build-up at the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building.
With both satellites now installed, Ariane 5 is ready for the final pre-flight preparations – including the launch readiness review on August 27, followed by its rollout to the launch zone the next day, and the subsequent countdown to a 50-minute launch window that opens at 5:30 p.m. local time in French Guiana on August 29.
Riding in the upper position of the payload “stack,” EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will be deployed first, at approximately 27 minutes after liftoff.
Once in orbit, the spacecraft will be used by European telecommunications operator Eutelsat Communications and Qatar’s Es’hailSat Satellite Company to deliver television broadcasting, telecommunications and government services in the Ku-band range, while its Ka-band capability will open business opportunities for both operators. This high-power, multi-mission relay platform was built by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and will be positioned at 25.5 deg. East, with a design life of 15 years or more.
Following the release of EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1, GSAT-7 – the mission’s lower passenger – will be deployed at 34 minutes after liftoff, completing the delivery of this Ariane 5’s payloads into geostationary transfer orbit.
The Indian satellite, developed by the nation’s Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) space agency, will provide relay capacity in UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band from an orbital position of 74 deg. East during its design life of seven years.
Designated Ariane Flight VA215 in the company’s launcher family numbering system, this mission represents the 215th flight of an Ariane-series vehicle, as well as the fourth Ariane 5 liftoff in 2013.

 

[solly]

Inside and out: Ariane 5 is ready for this week’s Arianespace liftoff with EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7
August 26, 2013 – Ariane Flight VA215
The finishing touches are being completed for Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana this Thursday, with the logos of its EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7 passengers now affixed to the launcher’s payload fairing.

Logos for Flight VA215’s EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 and GSAT-7 satellites are shown on the completed Ariane 5 inside the launcher’s Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport.
Logo placement on the fairing – which protects Ariane 5’s satellites during climb-out through the atmosphere’s dense layers – occurred in the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building.
The mission’s next steps will be its launch readiness review – set for tomorrow – which clears the way for Ariane 5’s rollout to the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch zone on Wednesday, followed by liftoff on August 29 during a 50-minute launch window that opens at 5:30 p.m., local time in French Guiana.
Positioning of the logos on Ariane 5’s payload fairing represent the integration of its satellite passengers for this fourth Arianespace heavy-lift flight of 2013. Riding in the upper position is EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1, which will be deployed first during the 34-minute-long mission.
The spacecraft will serve the relay requirements of European telecommunications operator Eutelsat Communications and Qatar’s Es’hailSat Satellite Company, delivering television broadcasting, telecommunications and government services in the Ku-band range. Ka-band capability also provided by EUTELSAT 25B/Es’hail 1 will open business opportunities for both operators. Space Systems/Loral (SSL) built the high-power, multi-mission relay platform, which is to be located at 25.5 deg. East.
Ariane 5’s second passenger is GSAT-7, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide the country with UHF, S-band, C-band and Ku-band relay capacity. The satellite is adapted from India’s I-2K spacecraft bus and will be operated from an orbital location of 74 deg. East.
Arianespace’s upcoming mission is designated Ariane Flight VA215 in the company’s launcher family numbering system, signifying the 215th flight of an Ariane-series vehicle from the Spaceport. Its total payload of performance is estimated at 9,790 kg., which includes 8,960 kg. for the two satellite payloads to be injected into geostationary transfer orbit.