ARIANESPACE FLIGHT VA218 / MEASAT-3b & OPTUS 10

THE LAUNCH READINESS REVIEW (RAL) took place in Kourou on Tuesday September 9, 2014 and authorized count-down operations for the MEASAT-3b & OPTUS 10 launch.

On the fourth Ariane 5 launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites : MEASAT-3b for the Malaysian-based operator MEASAT and OPTUS 10 for the Australian operator OPTUS.

With 64% of the commercial satellite launch market in the region, Arianespace clearly sets the standard for launch services in the Asia-Pacific, working for both manufacturers and operators. Since being founded in 1980, Arianespace has launched two-thirds of the Asia-Pacific region’s commercial geostationary telecommunications satellites.

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 September 11 to 12, 2014 as soon as possible within the following launch window:

Kourou: Between 06:21pm and 07:23pm on September 11, 2014

UT/GMT: Between 09:21pm and 10:23pm on September 11, 2014

Paris: Between 11:21pm and 00:23pm on September 11 to 12, 2014

Washington: Between 05:21pm and 06:23pm on September 11, 2014

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.