Stunning Photos of fourth Ariane 5 Liftoff in 2017

June 28, 2017June 30, 2017 Patrick Blau 2664 Views French Guiana, GSAT-17, Hellas-Sat, HellasSat-3, Inmarsat, Inmarsat-S, VA238

Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket blasted off from the ELA-3 launch pad at the Guiana Space Center at 21:15 UTC on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 on its fourth heavy-lift mission of the year, carrying a pair of communications satellites

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Photos: Ariane 5 Takes Shape for VA238 Mission

June 12, 2017 Patrick Blau 2380 Views French Guiana, GSAT-17, Hellas-Sat, HellasSat-3, Inmarsat, Inmarsat-S, VA238

Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket is assembled at the Guiana Space Center for its fourth mission of 2017 with the Inmarsat-S / HellasSat-3 multi-mission satellite in the upper position and India’s GSAT-17 C- and S-Band satellite in the lower payload berth.

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Photos: Inmarsat-S / HellasSat-3 Processing

June 12, 2017 Patrick Blau 2332 Views French Guiana, Hellas-Sat, HellasSat-3, Inmarsat, Inmarsat-S, VA238

The Inmarsat-S/HellasSat-3 multi-mission communications satellite completes final checkouts at the Guiana Space Center in preparation for propellant loading and integration atop its Ariane 5 launch vehicle

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Photos: GSAT-17 Prepares for Launch atop Ariane 5

June 12, 2017 Patrick Blau 2075 Views French Guiana, GSAT-17, VA238

The Indian GSAT-17 telecommunications satellite arrives at the Guiana Space Center for final pre-launch processing consisting of a series of ckeckouts including solar array and antenna deployment tests ahead of propellant loading for flight to be ready for integration atop the European workhorse launcher.