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Ariane 5 August 1, 2020

Update for Flight VA253

A new target launch date for Arianespace Flight VA253 will be announced on Monday, August 3.

Ariane 5 is returning to the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building, where a spare sensor will be set up for the one that exhibited unexpected behavior in the launcher’s main cryogenic stage during final countdown on Friday.

The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its three spacecraft payloads are in stable and safe conditions.

See the press release.

Ariane 5 July 31, 2020

Delay of Flight VA253 with Ariane 5

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