Ariane 6 | COMSATBw 2B (SATCOMBw Stufe 3-2)
About this mission
Second of two satellites of Germany's next generation of secure military satellite system. For the Bundeswehr, Airbus is the prime contractor for the design, integration, test and in orbit delivery of two new military GEO telecommunications satellites which are the successor communications satellites to COMSATBw 1 and 2.
This mission is scheduled to launch in approximately 3.7 years. Dates may shift as development progresses.
Ariane 6 — 3D Model
Procedural representation based on spacecraft class. Not to scale.
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