October 5, 2016

Ariane 5 launch on 5 October 2016

Wednesday October the 5th, Ariane 5 completed a flawless launch from Europe’s spaceport at the Guiana Space Centre, orbiting two telecommunications satellites, Sky Muster TM II and GSAT-18. The flight marked the European launcher’s 74th straight success since 2003.

The launch (VA 231)

  • Launcher: Ariane 5 ECA
  • Satellites : Sky Muster TM II et GSAT-18
  • Clients : NBN (Australian operator) et ISRO (Indian Space Agency)
  • Launch window : 5:30-6:45 pm (Kourou time), 10:30-23:45 pm (Paris time)
  • Webcast start time : 5:15 pm (Kourou time) ; 10:15 pm (Paris time)
  
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Ariane 5 launch VA231 (05 October 2016) par CNES


VA231 launch Campaign in french guiana (photo report)

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