{"id":16306,"date":"2015-05-26T22:52:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T14:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-ariane-5-rolled-out-to-jungle-launch-pad\/"},"modified":"2015-05-26T22:52:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T14:52:05","slug":"photos-ariane-5-rolled-out-to-jungle-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-ariane-5-rolled-out-to-jungle-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Ariane 5 rolled out to jungle launch pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technicians transferred an Ariane 5 rocket loaded with two DirecTV broadcasting satellites to a launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, one day before the European launcher is set for liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>The DirecTV 15 and Sky Mexico 1 satellites are fastened to the top of the Ariane 5, which is scheduled to fire its Vulcan 2 main engine and twin solid rocket boosters at 2116 GMT (5:16 p.m. EDT; 6:16 p.m. local time) Wednesday for a half-hour trip into orbit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6565\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6565\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_016.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_016.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_016-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_016-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6564\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6564\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_034.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_034.jpg 597w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_034-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6563\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6563\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_084.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_084.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_084-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_084-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6562\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6562\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_046.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_046.jpg 597w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_046-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6566\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6566\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10405386_920782681293414_5379847304686575826_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"620\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10405386_920782681293414_5379847304686575826_n.jpg 597w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/10405386_920782681293414_5379847304686575826_n-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6561\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6561\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_182.jpg\" alt=\"VA223 Transfert lanceur BAF ZL3 le 26\/05\/2015\" width=\"621\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_182.jpg 597w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_182-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6567\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6567\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11329939_920782701293412_3097212051132490112_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11329939_920782701293412_3097212051132490112_n.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11329939_920782701293412_3097212051132490112_n-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/11329939_920782701293412_3097212051132490112_n-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6568\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6568\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1298_LG.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"620\" height=\"875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1298_LG.jpg 496w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1298_LG-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6560\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6560\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_204.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_204.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_204-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Transfert-BAF_ZL3_204-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 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>Technicians transferred an Ariane 5 rocket loaded with two DirecTV broadcasting satellites to a launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, one day before the European launcher is set for liftoff. The DirecTV 15 and Sky Mexico 1 satellites are fastened to the top of the Ariane 5, which is scheduled to fire its Vulcan [&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":[1540,498,2620,4050,1773,4052,1611,4053],"class_list":["post-16306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ariane-5","tag-arianespace","tag-directv","tag-directv-15","tag-guiana-space-center","tag-sky-mexico-1","tag-telecom","tag-va223"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16306"}],"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=16306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16306\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}