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Ariane 5 is in the launch zone with Intelsat 29e
by Staff Writers
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 27, 2016


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Arianespace's first Ariane 5 for liftoff in 2016 has rolled out to the launch zone in French Guiana, clearing the way for tomorrow's mission at the service of this workhorse vehicle's leading commercial customer: Intelsat.

Riding atop a mobile launch table, Ariane 5 today completed its 2,600-meter transfer from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building - where the Intelsat 29e satellite passenger was integrated - to the dedicated ELA-3 launch complex.

This paves the way for tomorrow's mission, designated Flight VA228 in Arianespace's numbering system - which is scheduled to lift off in a 1-hr., 20-min. launch window that opens January 27 at 8:20 p.m. local time in French Guiana.

For this 228th launch of an Ariane-series vehicle to date, the payload lift performance is approximately 6,700 kg., with Intelsat 29e being deployed to geostationary transfer orbit during a flight sequence lasting just under 30 minutes.

The Boeing-built Intelsat 29e payload is Intelsat's initial next-generation high-throughput EpicNG-series satellite. Operating in the C, Ku and Ka frequency bands, it will offer enterprise-grade broadband services to fixed and mobile network operators, aero and maritime mobility service providers, along with government customers.

After its deployment by Ariane 5, Intelsat 29e - which will become the 56th Intelsat satellite launched by Arianespace to date - is to operate from an orbital position of 310 deg. East.

The January 27 mission opens another busy year of activity for Arianespace, with an objective of performing up to 11 flights - including as many as eight by Ariane 5, which would be a new all-time record for the heavy-lift launcher.


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