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Eutelsat 65 West A ready for March 9 launch

March 8, 2016 08.32 Europe/London By Robert Briel

EUTELSAT 65 West AArianespace has delivered another Ariane 5 to the launch zone at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, positioning this workhorse vehicle for its March 9 early morning mission with the Eutelsat 65 West A relay satellite.

The launcher rolled out from the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone at this near-equatorial facility – where Ariane 5 is scheduled for liftoff during a three-hour window that opens Wednesday at 2:20 a.m. local time in French Guiana.

Ariane 5’s transfer followed the successful launch readiness review that validated the “go” status of the heavy-lift vehicle and its single payload, along with the Spaceport’s infrastructure and the network of tracking stations that will follow the flight.

The upcoming flight on March 9 is designated VA229 in Arianespace’s numbering system, signifying the 229th mission of an Ariane-series vehicle to date. Its total payload lift performance is estimated at 6,707 kg., with EUTELSAT 65 West A – which was built by SSL for Paris-based operator Eutelsat Communications, and has a liftoff mass of 6,564 kg. – being deployed to geostationary transfer orbit during a rapid flight sequence of 27 minutes.

After its release by Ariane 5, EUTELSAT 65 West A will be maneuvered to an orbital slot of 65 deg. West, where it is to serve expanding markets in Brazil and across Latin America. The spacecraft combines broad coverage in C- and Ku-bands for video distribution, cellular backhaul and DTH broadcasting with a high throughput payload for broadband access in the Ka-band.

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Filed Under: Newsline, Satellite Tagged With: Ariane, Eutelsat 65 West A, Kourou Edited: 8 March 2016 09:00

About Robert Briel

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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