Flight VA253: Ariane 5 lifts off from the Spaceport
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher has lifted off from French Guiana carrying Galaxy 30 (G-30), the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) and BSAT-4b – which will be deployed to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) during a sequence lasting 47 minutes from liftoff to final separation.
Today’s mission is using an Ariane 5 ECA version with increased payload capacity through the introduction of a new vehicle equipment bay for the launch vehicle.