Tag: Ariane 5 ECA
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Goodbye to the Ariane 5, the ‘Swiss Knife’ of Europe’s launch industry
The Ariane 5 flew for the very last time on Wednesday, July 5, sending government communication satellites for Germany and France into space. Also known as flight VA261, the rocket launched from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, at 22:00 UTC. The satellites onboard the Ariane 5 included the Heinrich-Hertz (H2SAT), on…
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Arianespace gears up for busy 2020 with dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission
Arianespace opened its 2020 launch campaign on Thursday with the launch of two telecommunications satellites – Eutelsat KONNECT and GSAT-30 – on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Liftoff from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA-3) at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana occurred at the beginning of a 115-minute launch window that opened at…
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Ariane 5 successfully conducts dual launch out of Kourou
An Ariane 5 ECA launched on Saturday evening, lofting two satellites into space. DIRECTV-14 and GSAT-16 rode uphill on the Arianespace workhorse out of the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch was on schedule at the opening of a 51 minute launch window at 20:40 GMT – following a couple of postponements due to poor…
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JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX deal signed for 2016 Ariane 5 launch
Space Systems/Loral (SSL) have announced they will build what will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite. The new Ka-band satellite – called JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX – will help meet demand for HughesNet Gen4 high-speed satellite internet service in North America. JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX: JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX is a large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite based…