News Archive / Tagged: VA236
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Arianespace tallies up another successful mission with launch of two telecom satellites
Curt GodwinMay 4th, 2017More than a month after its initial planned launch was delayed by a "social movement" in the French South American overseas department, Arianespace's Flight VA236 finally departed from the Guiana Space Center and delivered two telecommunication satellites to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
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Arianespace sets May 4 for Ariane 5 launch
Derek RichardsonApril 27th, 2017After a resolution to the month-long protests that halted launches at the South American spaceport in French Guiana, Arianespace announced new dates for its next three flights to space.
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Vive la resolution!: French Guiana protests end, spaceport operations resume
Curt GodwinApril 24th, 2017More than a month into a "social movement" that halted Arianespace launches, an agreement between French politicians and Guianan MPs has cleared the way for the France-based multinational launch provider to resume flights from the South American spaceport.
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‘Social movement’ continues to delay Ariane 5 launch
Derek RichardsonMarch 23rd, 2017Arianespace has delayed the flight of its Ariane 5 rocket for a third day in a row due to a “social movement” at the Guiana Space Centre. The company has not set a new launch date. The mission, dubbed VA236, is set to send two communications satellites to geostationary transfer orbit.
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Arianespace delays launch of Ariane 5 Flight VA236 due to ‘social movement’
Curt GodwinMarch 20th, 2017Arianespace has announced a 24-hour delay, at least, of Flight VA236 due to a "social movement" at The Spaceport in French Guiana. It is not entirely clear what constitutes a "social movement", though there are reports that indicate the workers who are responsible for the rollout of the vehicle to the ELA-3 launch site called for a strike.
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Arianespace set to launch two telecom satellites in second Ariane 5 mission of 2017
Curt GodwinMarch 20th, 2017Arianespace is gearing up to loft two communication satellites aboard its workhorse Ariane 5 rocket. Flight VA236 is set to launch from the spaceport in French Guiana in a nearly 3-hour launch window opening at 4:31 p.m. EDT (20:31 GMT) on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.
