Tag: Ariane 5
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Photos: Ariane 5’s journey to the launch pad
Topped with Brazilian and Japanese television broadcasting satellites, an Ariane 5 rocket rolled out to its launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, a day before its scheduled blastoff on the way to geostationary transfer orbit. The 180-foot-tall (55-meter) rocket emerged from its final assembly building behind a diesel-powered Titan tug Tuesday morning for the…
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Last Ariane 5 flight of the year cleared for launch
The Swiss-built payload fairing for the Ariane 5 rocket is seen before encapsulation of the Star One D1 and JCSAT 15 satellites. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin Arianespace officials have approved the rollout and launch of the final Ariane 5 flight of the year, set to blast off Wednesday…
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Citing SpaceX delays, Inmarsat moves satellite launch from Falcon Heavy to Ariane 5
File photo of an Ariane 5 launch in August 2015. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron The launch next year of a commercial communications craft jointly managed by London-based Inmarsat and the Greek satellite operator Hellas-Sat has been switched from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket, officials said…
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Busy December to mark end of year global launch salvo
Up to 15 orbital launches are set to take place during a very busy December, not counting the opening mission of the month that resulted in the loss of the Progress MS-04 cargo ship that was set to dock with the ISS over the weekend. This month is likely to include the highly anticipated return…
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Slow-motion replays and dramatic images from Thursday’s Ariane 5 flight
Don’t miss riveting slow-motion video of Thursday’s blastoff of four European navigation satellite satellites captured by high-speed cameras at the Ariane 5 rocket’s jungle launch pad, plus dramatic up-close snapshots showing the launcher’s climb into the sky on 2.9 million pounds of ground-shaking thrust. The 165-foot-tall (50-meter) rocket took off at 1306 GMT (8:06 a.m.…
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Europe’s satellite navigation fleet gets big boost from Ariane 5 rocket
Europe’s Galileo navigation program turned to the workhorse Ariane 5 rocket for a heavy lift Thursday, delivering four new satellites to orbit on the launcher’s 75th successful flight in a row and pushing the growing fleet closer to global coverage. The four satellites, built in Germany with navigation payloads from Britain, arrived in an orbit…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 lifts off on its first Galileo launch
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with four Galileo navigation satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Ariane 5 ES successfully launches Galileo quadruplets
An Ariane 5 ES rocket successfully launched four Galileo satellites from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Thursday. The launch of the FM-12 through FM-14 involved the first use of the Ariane launch vehicle for a Galileo launch, following the previous use of the Soyuz rocket. Launch took place on schedule at 13:06 UTC. Ariane…
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Photos: Ariane 5 on its jungle launch pad with navigation payloads
Take a walk around the Ariane 5 launch pad in French Guiana after the 16-story rocket arrived at the complex for liftoff Thursday with four European Galileo navigation satellites. Read our launch preview for more information on the mission. Credit: ESA–Stephane Corvaja, 2016 Credit: ESA–Stephane Corvaja, 2016 Credit: ESA–Stephane Corvaja, 2016 Credit: ESA–Stephane Corvaja, 2016…
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Photos: Ariane 5’s trek to the launch pad for Galileo launch
An Ariane 5 rocket rolled out to its tropical launch pad in French Guiana this week leading up to Thursday’s launch of four Galileo navigation satellites for the European Commission. The 165-foot-tall (50-meter) rocket make the 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometer) trip to the ELA-3 launch zone Tuesday mounted on a mobile launch platform. Four satellites for Europe’s…