Ariane 5 ECA | TIBA-1 & Inmarsat-5 F5 (Global Xpress-5)
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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TIBA-1 & Inmarsat-5 F5 (Global Xpress-5)
TIBA-1 is a geostationary communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed jointly by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Airbus. TAS, the leading partner, designed and built the communications payload, featuring a dual mission in Ka-band for secure and broadband communications. Airbus Defence and Space supplied the Eurostar E3000 platform and assembled and tested the spacecraft. Designed to remain in service in orbit for more than 15 years, TIBA-1 will have a launch mass of 5600 kg and an electric power capability of higher than 9 kW. Inmarsat-5 F5 (Global Xpress-5 or GX-5) is Inmarsat's very high throughput satellite (V-HTS), which will offer services covering the Middle East, Europe and the Indian sub-continent. The payload will be fully integrated into Inmarsat’s current Global Express high-speed network. Inmarsat-5 F5 satellite is based on Thales Alenia Space’s upgraded Spacebus 4000 B2 platform and will be fitted with 72 Ka-band beams. With a specified design life of 16 years, it will weigh 4007 kg at launch and will offer payload power of about 6.8 kW.
Ariane 5 ECA
Height 57.70 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 10500 kg
Liftoff Thrust 11400 kN
Diameter 5.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 780 Tonnes
Launch Success 71
Consecutive Success 8
Maiden Flight 2002-12-11
Launch Failures 2
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