Lifting off at exactly 3:36:07 p.m. local time in French Guiana, the heavy-lift vehicle is to deploy its passengers on a flight lasting approximately 3 hrs., 55 min.

Payload lift performance for today’s mission – which is designated Flight VA240 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system – is estimated at 3,282 kg.

• Watch the live broadcast on Arianespace.com.
• Review the launch kit for more information:
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  Ariane Flight VA240

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