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The Ariane 5 mission with ProtoStar l and BADR-6 is rescheduled to July 7

July 2, 2008

Arianespace’s fourth Ariane 5 mission of 2008 has been postponed from Friday, July 4 to Monday, July 7.

The rescheduling occurred after an anomaly was identified on the electrical interface between the Ariane 5 launcher and its mobile the launch table. Arianespace decided to replace the equipment concerned.

The electrical interface change-out will occur in the Final Assembly Building, where the Ariane 5 remains in a safe condition with its dual satellite payload of ProtoStar l and BADR-6.

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UTC	Paris, France	Riyad, Saudi Arabia	Kourou, French Guinea	Washington, D.C., USA
From 9:47 p.m. to 10:21 p.m. on July 7, 2008	From 11:47 p.m. to 12:21 a.m. on July 7-8, 2008	From 12:47 a.m. to 1:21 a.m. on July 8, 2008	From 6:47 p.m. to 7:21 p.m. on July 7, 2008	From 5:47 p.m. to 6:21 p.m. on July 7, 2008

The official Launch Kit has more details on Arianespace's July 7 mission.

View the 2008 Mission Update archive.

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