Ariane Flight VA212
with Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a
overview
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Launch date
- February 7, 2013
- Status
- Success
- Payload(s)
- Amazonas 3, Azerspace/Africasat-1a
- Customer(s)
- Hispasat, Azercosmos OJSC
- Prime contractor(s)
- SSL, Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Launch site
- Spaceport, French Guiana (Guiana Space Center)
- Orbit
- Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO)
mission update
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Final countdown is underway for today’s dual-passenger Arianespace Ariane 5 mission
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launch with the Amazonas 3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a telecommunications satellites is on track for an evening liftoff, as fueling of the heavy-lift vehicle has now been authorized following a mid-day review of weather conditions at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
