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Ariane 5 is delivered for Arianespace's sixth heavy-lift mission of 2015
by Staff Writers
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 26, 2015


Designated Flight VA227, the upcoming mission is scheduled for a November 10 liftoff from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone.

Arianespace has received the sixth Ariane 5 for launch in 2015, keeping the company on track for a record year of mission activity with its complete launcher family at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

The heavy-lift Ariane 5 was transferred this week from the Launcher Assembly Building, where it underwent the integration process performed by prime contractor Airbus Safran Launchers, to the Final Assembly Building for installation of this mission's two payloads - Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 - under Arianespace responsibility.

Designated Flight VA227, the upcoming mission is scheduled for a November 10 liftoff from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch zone.

Riding in the Ariane 5's upper payload will be Arabsat-6B, to be lofted for Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space as part of a turnkey contract with Arabsat - an Arab League intergovernmental organization. Operated by Arabsat, the satellite is to be renamed BADR-7 once in orbit, providing telecommunications and TV broadcast services for the Middle East and Africa.

The mission's GSAT-15 passenger will be deployed from Ariane 5's lower payload position. This spacecraft was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation to provide C- and Ku-band telecommunications services.

Arianespace is targeting a total of 12 launches from the Spaceport in 2015, marking its busiest year ever. In addition to the five heavy-lift Ariane 5 flights already performed since January, the company has conducted two with the medium-lift Soyuz and another two with the lightweight Vega.


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Both passengers for next Ariane 5 mission arrive in French Guiana
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 08, 2015
The Arabsat-6B and GSAT-15 telecommunications satellites are now in French Guiana - setting the stage for Arianespace's next heavy-lift mission, which is scheduled for an early November liftoff. Arabsat-6B was delivered to Felix Eboue International Airport near French Guiana's capital city of Cayenne earlier this month via cargo aircraft. It joins GSAT-15 in French Guiana, which previously ... read more


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