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A countdown “hold” results in the scrub of today’s Ariane 5 mission

December 17, 2009

Arianespace’s launch of the French Helios 2B military observation satellite was postponed today after the countdown was halted during the final minutes.

As this mission has an exact moment of liftoff due to its trajectory to place Helios 2B into Sun-synchronous polar orbit, the countdown’s interruption requires a rescheduling of the mission.

Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said additional information will be provided shortly.

• See the official Arianespace launch kit for further information on this mission.