Generic Ariane 5 Launch Re-Scheduled For December 18

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File photo of an Ariane 5 rocket on launchpad, in Kourou, French Guiana.

Evry, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2004
Arianespace announced that the next Ariane 5 generic launch, initially scheduled for December 10, has been delayed till December 18.

This rescheduling allows for completion of a subassembly replacement on the launcher, which was decided after an anomaly appeared during ground tests involving equipment similar to that used for the flight.

The French military reconnaissance satellite Helios IIA will be accompanied by six small auxiliary payloads: four Essaim electronic intelligence (ELINT) system demonstrators for the French defence procurement agency (DGA), the CNES Parasol payload for studies of the Earth climate, and the Spanish Nanosat micro-satellite technology demonstrator.

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Launch Of Ariane Heavy Put Back To January 2005

Paris (AFP) Nov 18, 2004
The first launch of the Ariane 5 heavy rocket since its failure on its maiden flight in December 2002 has been put back to January 2005 after the head of the company said the rocket was not ready. The launcher, called the Ariane 5 ECA, designed to place payloads weighing up to 10 tonnes into geostationary orbit, was due to lift off in November.

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