For the fifth Soyuz launch from the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace will orbit the first four satellites in the O3b constellation. These satellites are built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor. Liftoff is scheduled for Monday, June, 2013 at exactly 02:53:51 pm EDT. With Soyuz, Ariane 5 and Vega all operating from the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace is the only launch services provider in the world capable of launching all payloads into all orbits, from the largest to the smallest geostationary satellite, as well as clusters of satellites for constellations and missions to support the International Space Station (ISS). The launch will be performed from the Soyuz launch site (ELS) in Kourou, French Guiana.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:38:42 +0000
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