Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission is a "go" with Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1

The fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2010 was given the go-ahead today for its November 26 liftoff with Arianespace?s dual payload of the Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1 satellites.



This authorization followed the completion of today?s launch readiness review, which validates to ?go? status of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, its two spacecraft passengers, the launch infrastructure at the Spaceport in French Guiana, and the network of down-range tracking stations.

With the successful review, Ariane 5  [...]

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