Tag: Ariane 5
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Two satellites for Latin America launched by Ariane 5
The Ariane 5 rocket sits on the ELA-3 launch pad Wednesday evening. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin An Ariane 5 launcher fired into space Thursday from French Guiana, hauling two commercial satellites destined to broadcast television to Latin America for Intelsat, DirecTV and Argentina’s national telecom company. Heading for orbits…
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Ariane 5 launches with ARSAT-1 and Intelsat DLA-1
An Ariane 5 ECA returned to action on Thursday evening, lofting two satellites into space. ArSat-1 and Intelsat DLA-1 (Intelsat 30) rode uphill on the Arianespace workhorse out of the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Lift off came midway through a 51 minute launch window that opened at 21:44 GMT, following a weather and satellite related…
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ArSat-1: Argentina to communicate its heightened space ambitions
An Ariane 5 is set to launch the first satellite of a very ambitious program to develop indigenous technological and development capabilities for Argentina. The October 15 launch of ArSat-1 – riding alongside DirectTV’s DLA-1 – will loft the three ton spacecraft to Geostationary Transfer Orbit, for a destination at 71.8 degrees West, a position…
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Ariane 5 launches ATV-5 en route to the ISS
Europe’s ATV-5 cargo ship has set sail on a 14 day journey to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday. The final ATV mission began when the vehicle’s Ariane 5 ES carrier rocket launched the “Georges Lemaître” from the Guiana Space Centre, in Kourou, French Guiana at 23:47 UTC. ATV-5: Arianespace’s latest ATV mission in support…
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Ariane 5 ECA lofts Astra 5B and Amazonas 4A
Arianespace lofted another two more satellites into orbit – namely Astra 5B and Amazonas 4A – via their Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Saturday. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was delayed by 24 hours due to unacceptable rollout weather. However, Saturday proved to be no problem, with launch occurring at the opening…
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ESA and CNES fire up POD-X to investigate solid motor oscillations
ESA’s Future Launchers Preparatory Program and France’s CNES space agency have test fired the Pressure Oscillation Demonstrator eXperimental (POD-X) motor at the French military procurement agency test site. The test relates to providing information on pressure oscillations in solid motors, an issue that was highlighted during the development of the since-defunt Ares launch vehicle. Solid Motors and Oscillations:…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus
Arianespace launched another two satellites into orbit – namely ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus – via their Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Thursday. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was delayed from the opening of a long 125 minute launch window, due to poor weather at the launch site, before successfully launching an hour later. Ariane 5…
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Ariane 5 launches with 25B/Es’hail-1 and GSAT-7
Arianespace have launched another two satellites into orbit – namely 25B/Es’hail-1 and GSAT-7 – via their Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Thursday. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was on schedule at the opening of its 50 minute window at 20:30 UTC. Ariane 5 ECA Launch: The Ariane 5 ECA (Cryogenic Evolution…
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Ariane 5 ECA successfully deploys Alphasat and Insat-3D
Arianespace have launched another two satellites – Alphasat and Insat-3D – via their Ariane 5 ECA rocket. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was on schedule at the opening of its 79 minute window at 19:54 UTC on Thursday. Ariane 5 ECA Launch: The Ariane 5 ECA (Cryogenic Evolution type A) –…
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Europe’s ATV heavy hauler launches on penultimate trip to ISS
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) spacecraft launched toward the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday at 9:52:11 PM GMT, atop an Ariane V booster from the Kourou Space Center in French Guyana. ATV-4 is the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe, and marks the largest ever load of internal ISS cargo…