ARIANESPACE FLIGHT VA221 / DIRECTV-14 & GSAT-16

THE LAUNCH READINESS REVIEW (RAL) took place in Kourou on Tuesday December 2, 2014 and authorized count-down operations for the DIRECTV-14 & GSAT-16 launch.

On the sixth Ariane 5 launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites: DirecTV-14, mainly intended for HD and 4K Ultra-HD direct-to-home (DTH) TV broadcasting for the operator DirecTV, and GSAT-16 for ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Arianespace's selection by the world's leading satellite operators and manufacturers is clear international recognition of the company’s excellence in launch services. Having launched 60% of the commercial satellites now in orbit, Arianespace continues to set the global launch standard for all players.

It will be launched from the Ariane launch complex N° 3 (ELA3), in Kourou, French Guiana.

THE ARIANE 5 ECA LAUNCHER LIFT-OFF for this flight is scheduled on December 4 to 5, 2014 as soon as possible within the following launch window:

UT: Between 08:38pm and 09:48pm on December 4, 2014

KOUROU: Between 05:38pm and 06:48pm on December 4, 2014

PARIS: Between 09:38pm and 10:48pm on December 4, 2014 (Für Louis: Zwischen 21:38 und 22:48)

WASHINGTON: Between 03:38pm and 04:48pm on December 4, 2014

Our website www.arianespace.com has upgraded to high-speed transmission and a full-screen HD format to make it easier for you to follow the company’s activities and to enjoy future launch webcasts. Webcast starts 15 minutes before. You can also watch the video transmission live on your iPad, iPhone or Android 4+ devices, the Arianespace HD App is available for free.

Wegen schlechter Wetterbedingungen wurde der Start verschoben, ein neuer Termin soll bald bekannt gegeben werden.

VG,
Michael

Neuer Termin heute Abend:



Arianespace Flight VA221 scheduled for December 6
In light of the improvement in the weather conditions over the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace has decided to restart the countdown for Ariane Flight VA221. This mission will place two satellites into orbit: DIRECTV-14 and GSAT-16.



Llift-off of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher is now set for the night of Saturday,
December 6, as early as possible in the following launch window:

From 5:40 p.m. to 6:49 p.m., local time in Kourou, French Guiana

From 3:40 p.m. to 4:49 p.m. in Washington D.C.

From 8:40 p.m. to 9:49 p.m. UTC,

From 9:40 p.m. to 10:49 p.m. in Paris,

From 2:10 a.m. to 3:19 a.m. in Bangalore, on Sunday, December 7.

Our website http://www.arianespace.com has upgraded to high-speed transmission and a full-screen HD format to make it easier for you to follow the company’s activities and to enjoy future launch webcasts. Webcast starts 15 minutes before. You can also watch the video transmission live on your iPad, iPhone or Android 4+ devices, the Arianespace HD App is available for free.