Tag: Ariane 5
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with Amazonas-3 and Azerspace-1
Arianespace have launched their first Ariane 5 of the year, lofting two satellites into orbit – Amazonas-3 and Azerspace-1 – from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at the opening of a 44 minute window at 21:36 UTC on Thursday. Ariane 5 ECA Launch: The Ariane 5 ECA (Cryogenic…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches Skynet 5D and Mexsat 3/Bicentenario
Arianespace launched their final Ariane 5 launch of the year by successfully lofting two satellites into orbit – Skynet 5D and Mexsat 3/Bicentenario – from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at the opening of the window at 21:49 UTC on Wednesday. Ariane 5 ECA Launch: The Ariane 5…
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ULA: Launch services customers class reliability as their main consideration
The ever-competitive launch services market has once again been thrown into the spotlight, with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promoting the low cost of his vehicles, claiming Arianespace’s Ariane 5 has “no chance” of competing with his Falcon rockets on price. However, another big player in the market – the United Launch Alliance (ULA) – believe…
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Ariane 5 ECA conducts dual satellite launch from Kourou
Arianespace have launched their Ariane 5 ECA on another mission, lofting two satellites into orbit – namely Star One C3 & Eutelsat21B/W6A – from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at the opening of the window at 21:05 UTC on Saturday, with the workhorse tasked with sending its two…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches ASTRA 2F and GSAT 10 satellites
Arianespace have launched their Ariane 5 ECA on another mission, again to loft two satellites into orbit – namely ASTRA 2F and GSAT 10 – from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at 21:18 UTC on Friday evening, with the workhorse successfully sending its two passengers to GTO. Ariane…
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Ariane 5 ECA successfully launches Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2
Arianespace have launched their Ariane 5 ECA on a mission to loft two satellites into orbit – Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2 – from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at 8:54pm UTC on Thursday evening, as the workhorse carried its two passengers to GTO. Ariane 5 ECA Mission:…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with MSG-3 and EchoStar XVII
Arianespace have launched their Ariane 5 ECA on a mission to loft two satellites into orbit – namely Meteosat Second Generation-3 (MSG-3) and EchoStar XVII. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was on schedule at the start of a 29 minute launch window that opened at 9:36pm GMT on Wednesday. Ariane 5…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 into orbit
Arianespace have returned their Ariane 5 ECA back into action on Tuesday, launching two more telecommunication satellites into orbit – namely JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana was on schedule at the start of a two hour launch window that opened at 10:13pm GMT. Ariane 5 ECA Mission: The…
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ATK announce Liberty KSC test flights, reveal crew spacecraft with MLAS
In a wide-ranging release of information, ATK have announced what is their complete crew transportation system. With the previously announced Liberty launch vehicle as the foundation, the company have now revealed that their own crewed spacecraft will fly atop of the vehicle, with the MLAS launch abort system. Test flights are set to begin in…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with Arabsat-5C and SES-2
Arianespace have returned to action on Wednesday, as their Ariane 5 ECA launched two more telecommunication satellites into orbit – namely Arabsat-5C and SES-2. Launch from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, was on schedule, at the start of a 40 minute launch window, which opened at 9:38pm UTC. Ariane 5 ECA Launch Overview:…