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

January 26, 2018January 31, 2018 Patrick Blau 11571 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 7387 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.

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Ariane 5 Reaches Launch Pad for Dual-Payload Delivery with SES 14 & Al Yah 3

January 24, 2018January 26, 2018 Patrick Blau 5095 Views Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space, French Guiana, GOLD, Orbital ATK, SES, Yahsat

Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket rolled out to its French Guiana launch pad in preparation for liftoff on Thursday on the vehicle’s year-opening mission, tasked with deploying a pair of innovative satellites to a Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit peaking 45,000 Kilometers above the planet.