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Approximately 2 minutes and 27 seconds after liftoff an anomaly occurred on the Zefiro 40 thus ending the Vega C mission.
Data analyses are in progress to determine the reasons of this failure.
#VV22
Latest weather forecast just arrived and we are still good to go for tomorrow!
Target launch date confirmed December 25, as early as possible within the following launch window:
We are proud to announce that we have signed a contract with
@Amazon
for 18
@Ariane6
launches to deploy
#ProjectKuiper
… The largest contract we have ever signed! 🥳
#Ariane5
will deploy its two satellite passengers on a mission lasting approximately 38 minutes and 25 seconds from liftoff to final payload separation.
#VA251
Welcome to Kourou, Webb! 🥳
We are thrilled to have you here with us and to open this new chapter of your journey! Our team has been getting ready for years to make sure that everything would go well when boarding our
#Ariane5
launcher! 🚀
#WebbFliesAriane
🗓️ The James Webb Space Telescope is confirmed for the target launch date of December 24, at 09:20 am Kourou time (12:20 UTC / 13:20 CET).
#WebbFliesAriane
#VA256
#VA246
passenger profile: the GSAT-11 advanced communications satellite, produced by
@ISRO
, will deliver multi-spot beam coverage over the Indian mainland and nearby islands – bringing significant advantages to the user community. It will operate from 74 deg. East.
Today, December 21st, the Launch Readiness Review has been successfully completed and concluded with the authorization to perform the launch vehicle rollout and the start of the launch chronology.
The new targeted launch date is Dec. 25, as early as possible within the following launch window:
📍 Between 07:20 a.m. and 07:52 a.m. Washington,
📍 Between 09:20 a.m. and 09:52 a.m. Kourou,
📍 Between 12:20 p.m. and 12:52 p.m. UTC,
📍 Between 01:20 p.m. and 01:52 p.m. Paris.
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The
@NASAWebb
/
@ESA_Webb
team is working a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle system.
This will delay the launch date to no earlier than Friday, Dec. 24.
We will provide more information about the new launch date no later than Friday, Dec. 17.
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⏰ It is time to wake up for our sleeping beauty! ⏰
After a long journey from one side of the ocean to the other that ended in September, our
#Ariane5
is waking up in our famous BIL and is getting ready for December 18 and the launch of
@NASAWebb
/
@ESA_Webb
!
#WebbFliesAriane
🚀
Today’s Flight
#VA260
has been delayed due to weather condition (risk of lightning) at the scheduled liftoff time from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its passenger JUICE are in stable and safe condition.
It’s 2022 and we sure are off to a good start! 😊
@esa
and
@EU4Space
have confirmed that we will launch 8 additional Galileo satellites! 🛰️
🚀 A new win for Ariane 62! 🚀
To know more, take a look at our Press Release:
👉
🚀 The investigations on the ground equipment being completed and the anomaly having been identified and corrected, the new launch window for Ariane Flight VA255 is October 23! 🚀
Liftoff for our flight
#VA259
is planned for today, as early as possible within the following launch window:
📍 03:30 p.m. - 05:16 p.m. Washington, D.C. time,
📍 05:30 p.m. - 07:16 p.m. Kourou time,
📍 08:30 p.m. - 10:16 p.m. UTC
📍 09:30 p.m. - 11:16 p.m. Paris time.
However, due to adverse weather conditions at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the flight
#VA256
to launch the James Webb Space Telescope –initially scheduled for December 24– is being postponed.
To travel 1.5 million kilometers, you better have a full belly!
Check out these incredible photos of our team and partners fueling
@NasaWebb
/
@ESA_Webb
for December 22… 🚀
Ready, steady… Yum! 😍
#WebbFliesAriane
#VA256
#Arianespace
has decided to postpone Flight
#VA253
due to a “red” status during the mission’s final launch chronology. Planning for a new liftoff date is underway. More information will come soon.
Due to additional checks on the ground support equipment,
#VA255
has been scrubbed. Investigations are ongoing in order to identify a new launch date.
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle and spacecraft SES-17 and SYRACUSE 4A are in stable and safe conditions on the launch pad.
The new targeted launch date is April 14, 2023, at:
· 08:14 a.m. Washington, D.C. time,
· 09:14 a.m. Kourou time,
· 12:14 p.m. Universal time (UTC),
· 02:14 p.m. Paris time,
· 12:14 a.m., April 15, Tokyo time.
🚀 Liftoff for our flight
#VA261
is planned for today, as early as possible within the following launch window:
📍 07:00 p.m. - 08:05 p.m. Kourou time (French Guiana),
📍 10:00 p.m. - 11:05 p.m. Universal Time.
We have signed a contract with Australian operator SingTel
@Optus
to orbit the Optus-11 satellite using our
@Ariane6
heavy launch vehicle! 🚀
To know more, follow the guide:
📄👉
#Ariane5
has reached the launch zone for
#Arianespace
’s fifth mission of 2020 – which will orbit a trio of spacecraft on July 31. Read the Mission Update for more information:
#VA253
1/2.
@Arianespace
is very grateful for
@ESA
and its member States for having confirmed a very strong commitment to the stabilized phases of
#Ariane6
&
#VegaC
.
Last separation confirmed! Our
#ST37
flight is now over and officially a success!
It brings
@OneWeb
’s constellation to 394 satellites in low-Earth orbit!
Launch readiness confirmed!
#Ariane
5 Flight
#VA253
has been approved for its Aug. 14 liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana – which will deploy a multi-spacecraft payload of Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4b to GTO.
Flight
#VS24
– our latest mission with the medium-lift
#Soyuz
– has departed the Spaceport with the
#FalconEye
satellite as its passenger! Press “play” to relive the liftoff:
Tomorrow evening, local time, another weather forecast will be issued in order to confirm the date of December 25. The
#Ariane5
launch vehicle and Webb are in stable and safe conditions in the Final Assembly Building.
Flight
#VA253
is a confirmed success. Next up for
#Arianespace
is Flight
#VV16
w/
#Vega
– which will orbit 53 small satellite passengers in a demonstration of Europe’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS). Liftoff is planned for September 1.
Liftoff for our flight
#VA257
is planned for June 22, as early as possible within the following launch window:
📍 05:03 p.m. - 06:43 p.m. Washington, D.C. time,
📍 06:03 p.m. - 07:43 p.m. Kourou time,
📍 09:03 p.m. - 10:43 p.m. UTC
📍 11:03 p.m. - 00:43 a.m, June 23, Paris time.
2021 sure was an epic year for us… And 2022 will also be a more than busy one! 💪
🔎To know more about our results and upcoming months, take a look at this Press Release:
👉
Flight
#VS26
is a success! 🚀
Arianespace’s mission to provide European institutions a secure and autonomous access to Space, has been reaffirmed!
To learn more, take a look at our Press Release:
👉
#Vega
Flight
#VV16
: there will be no launch attempt today due to continued high-altitude winds, therefore no live broadcast. More details to come soon. Thanks to everyone for following the preparations with this mission. Stay tuned on our Twitter and LinkedIn channels!
Here we go! The latest weather forecast briefing gives positive indications for tomorrow’s Ariane 5
#VA261
launch attempt. Things are looking good, hence we have decided to resume the preparation operations and still target a lift-off tomorrow July 5 from 7pm local time onwards.
Today, we are proud to announce that we have signed a launch contract with KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) for the Earth observation 🛰 Kompsat-6.
The satellite will be delivered to orbit by
#VegaC
as early as December 2024. 🚀
We are proud to announce that we will launch the Earth observation satellites PLATiNO 1 and 2, with
#Vega
&
#VegaC
! 🛰️🛰️
Want to know more about these two passengers that will liftoff between 2022 and 2024? 🧐
Follow the guide 👉
🗓️Save the date!🗓️
Our Flight
#VA254
will orbit Star One D2 and EUTELSAT QUANTUM satellites, on July 30, with an
@Ariane5
!
To learn more, take a look at our Press Release!
👉
Our
@Ariane5
is getting ready for our next launch, Flight
#VA258
!
Under the fairing, our passenger EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS,
@Eutelsat_SA
’s next gen satellite built by
@Thales_Alenia_S
!
To know more, take a look at our press release:
#Vega
Flight
#VV16
: latest weather forecast briefing allows us to begin final chronology operations. We continue to monitor, as some uncertainty remains. Liftoff time is 10:51 pm tonight in French Guiana (01:51 on June 29 UTC). We’ll keep you updated as soon as we have more.