Mission Update
December 10 is the date for Arianespace's year-end Ariane 5 mission
November 19, 2008
Arianespace’s final Ariane 5 mission of 2008 has been scheduled for December 10 on a dual-payload flight at the service of Europe’s Eutelsat telecommunications provider.
It is to be the sixth launch of an Ariane 5 since January, and will carry two satellites to broaden Eutelsat’s television and broadband relay services: HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M.
Both spacecraft currently are undergoing final checkout at the Spaceport in French Guiana, and their combined mass at liftoff aboard the heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA will be approximately 8,340 kg.
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Kourou, French Guiana |
Washington, D.C., USA |
Paris, France |
Tokyo, Japan |
From 9:35 p.m. |
From 6:35 p.m. |
From 4:35 p.m. |
From 10:35 p.m. |
From 6:35 a.m. |
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