France’s SYRACUSE IIIA military telecommunications satellite has arrived at the Spaceport in French Guiana and is being readied for its launch on an upcoming Ariane 5 mission.
The spacecraft — which carries an SHF (super high frequency) and EHF (extremely high frequency) communications payload — touched down this week at Cayenne’s Rochambeau International Airport aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft.
Built by Alcatel Space, SYRACUSE IIIA will provide communications that link military users on land, at sea and in the air.
For additional information, see the Mission Update on Arianespace’s Website:
http://www.arianespace.com