Ariane 5 ECA launches EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 satellites

An Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle (Ariane Flight VA251) launched the telecommunications satellites EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 16 January 2020 at 21:05 UTC (18:05 local time). The new EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite features all-electric propulsion and operates in Ka-band. Once in orbit, EUTELSAT KONNECT will offer total capacity of 75 Gbps. GSAT-30 is a telecommunications satellite de