[amsat-bb] RE: Arianespace - Spaceway 2 and Telkom 2

["Luc Leblanc VE2DWE" <luclebla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:27:21 Peter Guelzow wrote


>Dear All,

>the next Ariane 5 launch with the new ECA upper stage is scheduled within the 
>following launch window:


>KOUROU: From 08:46p.m. to 09:31p.m. on November 16, 2005.

>GMT: From 23:46 to 00:31 on November 16-17, 2005.

>PARIS: From 00:46a.m. to 01:31a.m. on November 17, 2005.

>WASHINGTON: From 07:46p.m. to 08:31p.m. on November 16, 2005. 



>Follow the launch live on the internet: 
>http://www.videocorner.tv/index.php?langue=en


>73s Peter, DB2OS



>From ESA news reel in brief

Ariane 5 ECA launch a success - Boosts record payload into orbit.During the night of Wednesday, November 16 to Thursday, November 17, Arianespace placed two satellites into 
geostationary transfer orbit: it was the 20th successful Ariane 5 launch, 10th in a row, record payload


Today’s mission sets a new record for commercial launches: with over 8,000 kg injected into orbit, the 2 satellites represent the heaviest dual payload
ever launched. Today, Ariane 5 is the only commercial launcher in service capable of simultaneously launching two payloads. Ariane 5 ECA offers a payload capacity of nearly 
10,000 kg into geostationary transfer orbit, 

Today’s mission was the 20th successful launch of an Ariane 5, and the 10th successful launch in a row. 



If you go on the embarked camera link you will see how fast this rocket is flying. I hope the film is not accelerated ..:) i never see a rocket reaching an orbit so fast
.



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"It is not the class of license the amateur holds, but the class of the amateur that holds the license."

Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
AMSAT 33583
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe 
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