This integration activity took place in the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, enabling a final series of preparation milestones to begin — including the launch readiness review on October 27, followed by Ariane 5's rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone on the next day and the countdown to an October 29 evening liftoff during a 40-minute launch window that opens at 5:00 p.m. local time in French Guiana. Ariane 5 is to deliver a payload lift performance of 9,515 kg. during the upcoming mission, which includes a combined total of 8,700 kg. for the NSS-12 and THOR 6 satellites, plus the launch vehicle's dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.
Satnews Daily
October 22nd, 2009
Ariane 5 Has Double Duty Day Ahead On October 29th
This integration activity took place in the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, enabling a final series of preparation milestones to begin — including the launch readiness review on October 27, followed by Ariane 5's rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone on the next day and the countdown to an October 29 evening liftoff during a 40-minute launch window that opens at 5:00 p.m. local time in French Guiana. Ariane 5 is to deliver a payload lift performance of 9,515 kg. during the upcoming mission, which includes a combined total of 8,700 kg. for the NSS-12 and THOR 6 satellites, plus the launch vehicle's dual-passenger dispenser system and satellite integration hardware.