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KOUROU, French Guiana, Dec. 4, 2006/Satnews
Daily/ ― The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's final mission of 2006 is now
complete following the installation of its upper payload component at
Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
The fifth Ariane 5 mission of 2006 will carry WildBlue Communication's
WildBlue-1 satellite for Internet access, and SES Americom’s AMC-18,
which will distribute cable, TV/radio broadcasts and telecommunications
services throughout the Americas and transoceanic regions.
Ariane 5 will carry the dual satellite payloads with its use of the
SYLDA 5 multi-payload dispenser system. Arianespace said in its December
8 flight, AMC-18 is installed atop the Ariane 5's central cryogenic core
stage. WildBlue-1 is mounted on the Sylda 5 dispenser - and both are
encapsulated inside the payload fairing - with the combination
positioned over AMC-18.
During the mission, the two-piece payload fairing will be jettisoned
seven minutes after liftoff, followed by the release of WildBlue-1 at
approximately 27 minutes into the flight. The Sylda-5 dispenser is to be
separated about 4 minutes later, exposing AMC-18 for its deployment
approximately 32 minutes after liftoff.
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