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Geosynchronous Satellites
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecom satellites, Astra-5B and Amazonas-4A, into their planned transfer orbits. Liftoff of flight VA216 occurred at 22:04 GMT (23:04...
Geosynchronous Satellites
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: After leaving ELA-3's Final Assembly Building on its mobile launch table, the completed Ariane 5 arrives at the launch zone, where it is positioned over a concrete foundation with three flame trenches. Liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen feed lines...
Geosynchronous Satellites
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: The 58-meter-tall Launcher Integration Building is used for the mating of the launcher's stages. The launch campaign begins in this facility with the positioning of Ariane 5's core cryogenic stage over one of the two mobile launch...
Geosynchronous Satellites
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: The last major step in the launch campaign is Ariane 5's transfer by rail to the 90-meter-tall Final Assembly Building. It is inside this facility that the launcher receives its payload, along with the Sylda structures, and...
Geosynchronous Satellites
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: The Jupiter Mission Control Room in the Technical Centre at Europe's Spaceport during the Ariane 216 launch dress rehearsal. Engineers and representatives from CSG, Arianespace and thier clients follow launches from the Jupiter Control Room. Final countdown...
Geosynchronous Satellites
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: The Jupiter Mission Control Room in the Technical Centre at Europe's Spaceport during the Ariane 216 launch dress rehearsal. Engineers and representatives from CSG, Arianespace and thier clients follow launches from the Jupiter Control Room. Final...
Geosynchronous Satellites
KOUROU SPACE CENTRE, FRENCH GUIANA - MARCH 2014: Astra 5B is prepared for integration into the Ariane 5 fairing (nose-cone) in the cleanroom of the Fairing Integration Area. The last major step in the launch campaign is Ariane 5's transfer by rail to the...