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• Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4
• GSAT-31

For its first launch of 2019, Ariane will orbit two telecommunications satellites from the Guiana Space Center: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, a condosat for KACST (and Hellas Sat; along with GSAT-31 for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Through this 103rd Ariane 5 mission – the 70th with an Ariane 5 ECA version – Ariane confirms its leadership in the geostationary launch services market segment.