IS-45
NextVulcain 2.1 IgnitionT-00:07
The mission
Intelsat 45 is a small geostationary communications satellite that will provide Ku-band fixed-satellite services enabling Intelsat to provide specialized and efficient service to Media and Network customers. IS-45 weighs about 1 metric ton at launch and is designed and built by SWISSto12, based on the company’s innovative HummingSat platform. HummingSats are just over one cubic meter in volume, one-tenth the size of conventional satellites placed in geostationary orbit. SWISSto12 is developing the satellites in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its public-private-partnership program, benefiting from unique and patented 3D printing technologies.
Mission timeline
Vulcain 2.1 Ignition
Main-stage Vulcain 2.1 engine ignition before liftoff
- Vulcain 2.1 IgnitionT-00:0711:59 PM UTC
Where it leaves Earth
Launch site
Ground vector
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Latitude
- 5.256°N
- Longitude
- 52.787°W
Can I see this?
Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.
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Range weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
Vehicle & provider
Schedule history
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.