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Arianespace: next Ariane 5 launch scheduled for Friday, May 21

Evry, May 18, 2010

Arianespace has set the date for the next Ariane 5 launch for Friday, May 21, 2010.

An Ariane 5 ECA will loft into orbit the ASTRA 3B and COMSATBw-2 satellites. This will be the 50th launch of an Ariane 5.

Liftoff of the Ariane 5 launcher is now set for the night of Friday, May 21, as early as possible in the following launch window:

From 7:01 p.m. to 7:44 p.m., local time in Kourou, French Guiana
From 6:01 p.m. to 6:44 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
From 10:01 p.m. to 10:44 p.m. UTC, on May 21.
From 12:01 a.m. to 12:44 a.m. in Paris, on May 22.

• For additional information, read the Mission Update.
  
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