A Bizarre Failure Scenario Emerges for Ariane 5 Mission Anomaly with SES 14 & Al Yah 3

January 26, 2018January 31, 2018 Patrick Blau 19353 Views Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, French Guiana, GOLD, Orbital ATK, SES, Yahsat

Europe’s Ariane 5 appears to have gotten away with a black eye on Thursday when its 97th mission veered off course from the onset of the rocket’s climb, but still managed to deploy two innovative communications craft in a stable, but off-target orbit from where it will be up to the SES 14 and Al Yah 3 satellites to rectify the situation and maneuver into their operational slots above the equator.

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Ariane 5 Launch Anomaly Leaves Uncertainty on Status of Commercial Satellite Duo

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 Patrick Blau 5229 Views Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, French Guiana, GOLD, Orbital ATK, SES, Yahsat

Europe’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle, after 82 consecutive successes over a 15-year streak, encountered a potentially serious anomaly on Thursday when lifting a pair of cutting-edge communications satellites into a high-energy Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit.