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Ariane 5 June 20, 2019

Flight VA248: Ariane 5 lifts off from French Guiana

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher has lifted off from the Spaceport in French Guiana, carrying T-16 and EUTELSAT 7C – which will be deployed during a sequence lasting 33 minutes from liftoff to final separation.

Payload lift performance for today’s mission to geostationary orbit – designated Flight VA248 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system – is estimated at 10,594 kg.

  • Watch the live broadcast on Arianespace.com.
  • More details on Flight VA248 are available in the launch kit:
Ariane Flight VA248
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Ariane 5 June 19, 2019

Ariane 5 reaches the launch zone for Arianespace’s June 20 liftoff

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