{"id":14880,"date":"2017-02-14T18:39:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T10:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-ariane-5-rocket-in-position-for-first-launch-of-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-02-14T18:39:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T10:39:10","slug":"photos-ariane-5-rocket-in-position-for-first-launch-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-ariane-5-rocket-in-position-for-first-launch-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Ariane 5 rocket in position for first launch of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful Ariane 5 rocket rolled out of its vertical assembly hangar to a tropical launch pad on the shores of South America on Monday, and these photos show the booster on the eve of liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>Standing 180 feet (55 meters) tall, the Ariane 5 is scheduled for blastoff Tuesday with the Sky Brasil 1 and Telkom 3S communications satellites. It will be the 91st launch of an Ariane 5 rocket since 1996, and the first of up to seven Ariane 5 flights planned by Arianespace in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The images below show the Ariane 5 emerging from the final assembly building in French Guiana for the 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometer) journey to the ELA-3 launch zone. Officials also released photos of the rocket after arriving at the launch pad, which sits in a clearing about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket is composed of a core stage and upper stage, each consuming cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants, and two side-mounted solid rocket boosters with pre-packed powder fuel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22094\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22094\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16684211_1344315152273496_1066841867731212018_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16684211_1344315152273496_1066841867731212018_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16684211_1344315152273496_1066841867731212018_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 G. Barbaste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22095\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22095\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730161_1344315235606821_3111042832638545707_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730161_1344315235606821_3111042832638545707_n.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730161_1344315235606821_3111042832638545707_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730161_1344315235606821_3111042832638545707_n-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 G. Barbaste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22096\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22096\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16708663_1344315158940162_863233530475250415_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16708663_1344315158940162_863233530475250415_n.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16708663_1344315158940162_863233530475250415_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16708663_1344315158940162_863233530475250415_n-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 G. Barbaste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22097\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22097\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730640_1344315258940152_4376338864416715611_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730640_1344315258940152_4376338864416715611_n.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730640_1344315258940152_4376338864416715611_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730640_1344315258940152_4376338864416715611_n-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 G. Barbaste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22098\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22098\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729198_1344317765606568_8542973762846811445_n-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729198_1344317765606568_8542973762846811445_n-3.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729198_1344317765606568_8542973762846811445_n-3-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729198_1344317765606568_8542973762846811445_n-3-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22099\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22099\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730544_1344317722273239_7803656423484711609_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730544_1344317722273239_7803656423484711609_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730544_1344317722273239_7803656423484711609_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22100\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22100\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22100\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16711549_1344317772273234_2179552416358255893_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16711549_1344317772273234_2179552416358255893_n-2.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16711549_1344317772273234_2179552416358255893_n-2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22101\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22101\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729506_1344317825606562_2711493991467972104_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729506_1344317825606562_2711493991467972104_n.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729506_1344317825606562_2711493991467972104_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16729506_1344317825606562_2711493991467972104_n-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22102\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22102\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730369_1344317865606558_4621919338172859994_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730369_1344317865606558_4621919338172859994_n.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730369_1344317865606558_4621919338172859994_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/16730369_1344317865606558_4621919338172859994_n-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful Ariane 5 rocket rolled out of its vertical assembly hangar to a tropical launch pad on the shores of South America on Monday, and these photos show the booster on the eve of liftoff. Standing 180 feet (55 meters) tall, the Ariane 5 is scheduled for blastoff Tuesday with the Sky Brasil 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1657,3262,1540,498,1819,2620,3412,2164],"class_list":["post-14880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-airbus-defense-and-space","tag-airbus-safran-launchers","tag-ariane-5","tag-arianespace","tag-brazil","tag-directv","tag-directv-latin-america","tag-eurostar-e3000"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14880"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}