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Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 26, 2008 The final payload integration process has begun for Arianespace's fourth Ariane 5 mission of 2008, with the BADR-6 satellite now mounted atop the launcher and ProtoStar I ready for its installation. This activity is taking place inside the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport, as preparations continue for the July 4 evening liftoff from French Guiana. Final integration began with the encapsulation of ProtoStar I in the Ariane 5's payload fairing. ProtoStar I is the upper passenger in the mission's dual payload "stack," and is positioned atop the SYLDA 5 payload dispenser system. With the upper payload "stack" component now complete, all is ready for its installation on Ariane 5, where it will be positioned over the BADR-6 spacecraft. BADR-6 was integrated this morning atop the heavy-lift launcher's core cryogenic stage. During the July 4 launch, Ariane 5's payload fairing will be jettisoned at 3 min., 15 sec. Into the mission as the vehicle completes its initial ascent through the denser layers of the Earth's atmosphere. ProtoStar I is to be released at some 27 min. into the mission, followed by the separation of SYLDA 5 - which exposes BADR-6 for its deployment at 35 min., 39 sec. Into the flight. Arianespace is planning a total of seven missions during 2008 - the busiest for Ariane 5 since the launcher's commercial introduction in 1999. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Kourou Spaceport Receives Fifth Ariane 5 For 2008
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 25, 2008The fifth Ariane 5 of 2008 has arrived in French Guiana as Arianespace keeps up its mission pace during the busiest year of commercial mission activity for this workhorse launch vehicle.
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