Eutelsat 65 West A ready for March 9 launch

Arianespace 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. More

(Source: Broadband TV News - Mar 9)