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Arianespace Clears Ariane 5 For Launch
Kourou, French Guyana (SPX) Feb 23, 2006 Arianespace has authorized the launch of its heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA rocket for Friday evening, Feb. 24. The rocket will carry a dual payload of SPAINSAT, a military telecom satellite for Spain's Ministry of Defense, and HOT BIRD 7A, a television broadcasting satellite. Mission controllers approved the launch following the replacement of a problem component. Ariane 5 ECA was returned to the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport on Thursday, and will be rolled out again Friday for its transfer to the launch zone. Ariane 5's launch window begins at 7:11 p.m. local time, and runs through 8:21 p.m., Arianespace said in a statement. Related Links Arianespace
Land Launch Receives Contract Award From Israel Aircraft Industries Long Beach CA (SPX) Feb 23, 2006 Space International Services and Sea Launch Company are pleased to announce the award of a firm launch contract with Israel Aircraft Industries utilizing the Land Launch system. The delivery-in-orbit agreement requires a Zenit-3SLB vehicle to launch the AMOS-3 communications satellite to geostationary orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, in the 4th Quarter of 2007. |
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