{"id":16029,"date":"2015-09-30T19:02:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T11:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-ariane-5-on-the-eve-of-launch\/"},"modified":"2015-09-30T19:02:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T11:02:28","slug":"photos-ariane-5-on-the-eve-of-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-ariane-5-on-the-eve-of-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Ariane 5 on the eve of launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A colorful sunset Tuesday created a dramatic backdrop to Europe\u2019s Ariane 5 rocket, poised on its launch pad at the edge of the Amazon jungle for its 82nd mission.<\/p>\n<p>Flying for the fifth time this year, the expendable 18-story rocket will haul up the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 communications satellites for Australia and Argentina. Arianespace says the total cargo load for Wednesday\u2019s launch, which is set for 2030 GMT (4:30 p.m. EDT), amounts to more than 10.2 metric tons, or about 22,494 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Burning a mixture of cryogenic liquid hydrogen and pre-packed solid fuel, the Ariane 5 will lift off from French Guiana and deliver the satellites to geostationary transfer orbit about a half-hour later.<\/p>\n<p>The photos below show rollout of the Ariane 5 rocket and views of the launcher at sunset Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9401\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9401\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074746_981099495261732_4123721331038418984_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074746_981099495261732_4123721331038418984_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074746_981099495261732_4123721331038418984_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9402\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9402\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12063596_981099478595067_4829307591566796352_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12063596_981099478595067_4829307591566796352_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12063596_981099478595067_4829307591566796352_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9403\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9403\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12039242_981099465261735_6537922674172766461_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12039242_981099465261735_6537922674172766461_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12039242_981099465261735_6537922674172766461_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9404\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9404\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12088257_981099445261737_7197063332961941612_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12088257_981099445261737_7197063332961941612_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12088257_981099445261737_7197063332961941612_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9405\" style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9405\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12032201_981099421928406_652078577382833578_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon\" width=\"622\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12032201_981099421928406_652078577382833578_n-2.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12032201_981099421928406_652078577382833578_n-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12032201_981099421928406_652078577382833578_n-2-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9406\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9406\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12072667_981099411928407_4328613142186675194_n-3.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon\" width=\"621\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12072667_981099411928407_4328613142186675194_n-3.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12072667_981099411928407_4328613142186675194_n-3-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9407\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9407\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11227402_981099405261741_4004527494359992005_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon\" width=\"621\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11227402_981099405261741_4004527494359992005_n-2.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11227402_981099405261741_4004527494359992005_n-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/11227402_981099405261741_4004527494359992005_n-2-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9416\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9416\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/va226_pad.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"621\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/va226_pad.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/va226_pad-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9408\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9408\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074685_981405691897779_5716415857405126143_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074685_981405691897779_5716415857405126143_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074685_981405691897779_5716415857405126143_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9409\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9409\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074539_981405671897781_1444579546094942853_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"621\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074539_981405671897781_1444579546094942853_n.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074539_981405671897781_1444579546094942853_n-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074539_981405671897781_1444579546094942853_n-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9410\" style=\"width: 619px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9410\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074962_981405621897786_3991730078938710038_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"619\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074962_981405621897786_3991730078938710038_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074962_981405621897786_3991730078938710038_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9411\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9411\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12033108_981405611897787_5273760414831683802_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12033108_981405611897787_5273760414831683802_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12033108_981405611897787_5273760414831683802_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9412\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9412\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12033013_981405601897788_1417785665518462069_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"621\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12033013_981405601897788_1417785665518462069_n-2.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12033013_981405601897788_1417785665518462069_n-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12033013_981405601897788_1417785665518462069_n-2-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9413\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9413\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12063356_981405521897796_3955827456427086924_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"621\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12063356_981405521897796_3955827456427086924_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12063356_981405521897796_3955827456427086924_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9414\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9414\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074857_981405508564464_5389926627053325865_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074857_981405508564464_5389926627053325865_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12074857_981405508564464_5389926627053325865_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9415\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9415\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12049109_981405515231130_3658549663203799125_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12049109_981405515231130_3658549663203799125_n-2.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/12049109_981405515231130_3658549663203799125_n-2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/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 colorful sunset Tuesday created a dramatic backdrop to Europe\u2019s Ariane 5 rocket, poised on its launch pad at the edge of the Amazon jungle for its 82nd mission. Flying for the fifth time this year, the expendable 18-story rocket will haul up the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 communications satellites for Australia and Argentina. [&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":[2014,1540,498,3941,1812,1773,3943,1611],"class_list":["post-16029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-argentina","tag-ariane-5","tag-arianespace","tag-arsat-2","tag-australia","tag-guiana-space-center","tag-sky-muster","tag-telecom"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16029"}],"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=16029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16029\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}