| Mission type | Telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Operator | DIRISI |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-006B |
| SATCAT no. | 39509 |
| Mission duration | 15 years (planned) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | Spacebus-3000B2 |
| Manufacturer | Thales Alenia Space |
| Launch mass | 3080 kg |
| Power | 5000 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 6 February 2014, 21:30:00 UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 5 ECA |
| Launch site | Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3 |
| Contractor | Arianespace |
| Entered service | 14 March 2014 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Geostationary orbit |
| Epoch | 14 March 2014 |
| Transponders | |
| Band | Ka-band |
Athena-Fidus (Access on theatres for European allied forces nations-French Italian dual use satellite) is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to both nation's armed forces and their emergency services. It was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space under the supervision of CNES, the Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). It complements the lower-throughput but more secure Syracuse 3 satellites. The satellite has a wet mass of 3080 kg and was placed on geostationary orbit in 2014. Its expected lifetime is 15 years.