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February 06, 2014

The go-ahead is given for Arianespace's February 6 flight with Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 06, 2014
The "green light" has been given for this week's heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission from the Spaceport, which is to orbit a dual-passenger payload consisting of two advanced relay platforms: ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus. Approval for this flight was issued following today's launch readiness review, which is held prior to every Arianespace mission - confirming the "go" status of the launcher, its payload, the Spaceport's infrastructure and the system of downrange tracking stations. With today's review, th ... read more

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