Photos: Second Ariane 5 of 2018 Rolls out for Liftoff

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Patrick Blau 2105 Views Avanti Communications, DSN Corporation, DSN-1, French Guiana, HYLAS, HYLAS 4, SKY Perfect JSAT, Superbird 8

The second Ariane 5 of 2018 rolls out from its Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch site at the Guiana Space Center on April 4th in preparation for liftoff with the Superbird 8 / DSN-1 and HYLAS 4 satellites for Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT/DSN Corp.

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Photos: HYLAS 4 Prepares for Liftoff atop Ariane 5

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Patrick Blau 2344 Views Avanti Communications, DSN Corporation, DSN-1, French Guiana, HYLAS, HYLAS 4, SKY Perfect JSAT, Superbird 8

HYLAS 4 – a high-throughput communications satellite built by Orbital ATK for Avanti Communications – arrives at the Guiana Space Center for final processing in preparation for liftoff atop the second Ariane 5 of 2018.