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Last mission of 2012 for Ariane 5 ready to launch

Kourou, French Guiana - The launch window opens at 6:49 p.m, local time

The seventh and final Ariane 5 mission of 2012 is ready for its December 19 liftoff as the vehicle for this dual-payload Arianespace flight is now in the Spaceport’s launch zone at French Guiana: carrying the Skynet 5D secure military relay platform and Mexsat Bicentenario telecommunications satellite, the mission will bring a busy 12 months to a close – during which Arianespace already has performed six...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1148410
Rome, Italy, 12/19/2012 12:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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