News & Information - Mission Update 

July 2, 2008

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


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.

Launch Window
UTC Paris, France Riyad, Saudi Arabia Kouru, French Guiana 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.
  • Our previous Mission Update entries enable you to review the earlier mission activity.



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