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April 22 launch for Yahsat 1A, Intelsat New Dawn

April 20, 2011 09.18 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Arianespace has said it is on track for the rescheduled April 22 liftoff of its Ariane 5mission with the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn satellite payloads after replacement of actuators on the heavy-lift launcher’s Vulcain 2 cryogenic main engine.

The replacement was made following an interruption of the original final countdown on March 30, when an incorrect displacement of one of the Vulcain2 engine’s actuators was detected.

This anomaly was reported at 6.65 seconds into the Vulcain 2’s ignition procedure, and it occurred during the pre-planned automatic checkout sequence of 7.05 seconds – when the cryogenic engine’s operation is verified before the Ariane 5’s two large solid propellant boosters are commanded to ignite.

Once the anomaly was detected, a shut-down of the Vulcain 2 engine was ordered – with Ariane 5, its two satellites, and the Spaceport’s launch installation immediately put in safe conditions using identified and qualified procedures.

The launcher was transferred back to the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building on April 1, where the actuator replacement was implemented and the Ariane 5 was returned to its flight configuration.

New mission planning calls for Ariane 5’s rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone on Thursday, April 21, followed by the April 22 liftoff during a launch window that opens at 6:37 pm local time in French Guiana and continues to 7:41 pm.

WATCH THE LAUNCH LIVE – You can follow the launch on the special video site of Arianespace. At the moment, an informaitonal video is available on this site.

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Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite Tagged With: Arianespace, Intelsat New Dawn, Yahsat 1A Edited: 20 April 2011 10:05

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Arnhem-based Robert covers the Benelux, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as IPTV, web TV, connected TV and OTT. Email Robert at rbriel@broadbandtvnews.com.

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