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Ariane 5 August 6, 2019

Flight VA249: Ariane 5 lifts off from French Guiana

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher has lifted off from the Spaceport in French Guiana, carrying Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C – which will be deployed during a sequence lasting 33 minutes from liftoff to final separation.

Payload lift performance for today’s mission to geostationary transfer orbit – designated Flight VA249 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system – is approximately 10,660 kg. This total includes the two satellite passengers, plus the workhorse vehicle’s dual-payload deployment system and integration hardware.

More details are available in the VA249 launch kit:

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Ariane Flight VA249
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ArianeGroup website: https://www.ariane.group/en/

Intelsat website: www.intelsat.com

Maxar Technologies website: https://www.maxar.com

Airbus website, space activities: https://www.airbus.com/space.html

The European Space Agency website: www.esa.int/ESA

OHB System website: www.ohb-system.de

Avanti Communications website: www.avantiplc.com

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