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Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 31, 2007 The Spaceport in French Guiana is alive with activity as Arianespace continues its sustained mission pace to perform six flights of the workhorse Ariane 5 in 2007. For Ariane 5's November 9 launch, the Skynet 5B and Star One C1 satellites are being integrated into their dual-payload stack. On this mission, the United Kingdom's Skynet 5B military telecommunications spacecraft will be in the upper passenger position, with Brazil's Star One C1 satellite riding as the lower payload. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA is inside the Spaceport's final assembly building as this activity is completed under Arianespace responsibility. In parallel, another Ariane 5 is beginning to take shape in the Spaceport's integration building as industrial prime contractor Astrium Space Transportation starts the buildup of this no. 6 vehicle for 2007. The Ariane 5 GS will orbit the Rascom 1 and Horizons-2 telecommunications satellites. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com
Ariane 5 arrives In French Guiana For Arianespace's Sixth Mission Of 2007
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 25, 2007The launch vehicle for Arianespace's record sixth Ariane 5 flight of 2007 has been delivered to French Guiana, maintaining the company's sustained mission pace in response to growing customer demand for its Service and Solutions commercial offer. Completing a trans-Atlantic voyage from Europe, the Ariane 5 GS vehicle arrived yesterday (October 23) aboard the MN Colibri - one of two roll-on/roll-off cargo ships used in support of Arianespace mission operations. |
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