A dual satellite payload for Australia and Japan

Arianespace Flight 161 will place the dual telecommunications satellite payload of Optus & Defence C1 for Australia and BSAT-2c for Japan into geostationary transfer orbit during the night of June 11-12. For this mission, Arianespace will be using an Ariane 5 Generic launch vehicle.

Viel Spaß beim gucken!

Michael




The liftoff of Flight 161 is scheduled at the opening of the following launch window on June 11:

Kourou >> From 6:36pm to 8:02pm on June 11.

GMT >> From 9:36pm to 11:02pm on June 11.

Paris >> From 11:36pm to 01:02am on June 11/12.

Washington >> From 5:36pm to 7:02pm on June 11.

Arianespace's live video broadcast of Flight 161, complete with commentary in French and English, will be carried in the Video Corner section of www.arianespace.com. This Webcast will begin 20 minutes before the scheduled liftoff and continue until 50 minutes after launch. Video streaming of the Webcast will be available in high and low data rates. For Flight 161, experience the new Video Corner interface: better utilization, increased interactivity and improved visibility for the high data rate video. We look forward to your feedback.