Ariane 5 November 4, 2019 Technicians and engineers work to fully deploy the James Webb Space Telescope’s tennis court-sized sunshield. James Webb Space Telescope
Ariane 5 October 29, 2019 Inmarsat GX5 is removed from its protective shipping container in the S5 payload preparation facility. Flight VA250. TIBA-1 and Inmarsat GX5
Ariane 5 October 25, 2019 TIBA-1 undergoes its fit-check with the interface adapter used for integration on Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher. Flight VA250. TIBA-1
Soyuz October 18, 2019 The ANGELS nanosat is prepared for transfer by road to the Spaceport. Flight VS23. CHEOPS and ANGELS
Soyuz October 18, 2019 CHEOPS is unloaded from the cargo jetliner that delivered it to French Guiana. Flight VS23. CHEOPS and ANGELS
Ariane 5 October 18, 2019 TIBA-1 is unloaded from a chartered An-124 cargo jetliner at French Guiana’s Félix Eboué Airport. Flight VA250. TIBA-1
Ariane 5 August 7, 2019 Ariane 5 liftoff poster (Spaceport version). Flight VA249. Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C
Ariane 5 August 7, 2019 Ariane 5 liftoff poster (Arianespace version). Flight VA249. Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C
Ariane 5 August 7, 2019 Arianespace’s third Ariane 5 mission of 2019 lasted 33 minutes from liftoff to final payload separation. Flight VA249. Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C
Ariane 5 August 7, 2019 Arianespace delivered two telecommunications satellites to geostationary transfer on its third Ariane 5 flight of 2019. Flight VA249. Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C
Ariane 5 August 7, 2019 Ariane 5 lifts off from the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch zone on August 6, 2019. Flight VA249. Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C
Ariane 5 August 6, 2019 Ariane 5 lifts off on its third flight in 2019, which delivered two telecommunications satellites to geostationary transfer orbit. Flight VA249. Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C
