Photos: Second Ariane 5 of 2018 Rolls out for Liftoff

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Patrick Blau 2042 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. and London-based Avanti Communications. Flying under the designation VA242, Ariane 5 will be tasked with a standard GTO deliver comprising 25 minutes of powered flight and a 9-minute ballistics phase to send its two payloads on their way. The mission marks the return to flight after a January flight anomaly on the VA241 mission.

All Photos: Arianespace / ESA / CNES / Optique Video du CSG