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#OTD in 2009, we lofted TerreStar-1 – the largest commercial satellite launched at the time. By orbiting this 6,904-kg. payload on Ariane 5, #Arianespace once again set the standard in launch services for telecom operators and spacecraft manufacturers.

Thierry Breton: «Il faut assurer la souveraineté numérique de l’Europe» lefigaro.fr/societes/thier… via @Le_Figaro 👏⁦@ThierryBreton⁩ ⁦@EU_Commission⁩ A lire d’urgence !!!

#Vega Flight #VV16 – the SSMS Proof of Concept mission: Postponed until August 17, 2020. Read the press release: bit.ly/2BrexS9

We’ve postponed Vega Flight #VV16 until Aug. 17, when the forecast for high-level winds should be more favorable on the northward trajectory of this rideshare mission. Next up: Ariane 5 Flight #VA253, planned for July 28 w/ @Intelsat’s Galaxy 30 & MEV-2, and B-SAT’s BSAT-4b

#Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël (@arianespaceceo) provides an update on the rescheduling of #Vega’s Flight #VV16. Watch the video clip on Arianespace’s YouTube channel: youtu.be/Pap5FALXCSc

Gearing up for Flight #VA253: two @northropgrumman-built payloads that will ride together on #Arianespace’s next #Ariane 5 mission – Galaxy 30 and MEV-2 (for @INTELSAT) – are now in French Guiana for pre-launch processing. Read the Mission Update: https://t.co/luUyEzS90m