The Journal of Space Commerce

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Next Ariane 5 Mission to Orbit Three Geostationary Satellites

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Tom Patton
Dec 12, 2022
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The next Ariane 5 mission is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. local time (8:30 p.m. UTC) from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana carrying three geostationary satellites; the MTG-I1 meteorological satellite and Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 telecommunications satellites. The planned VA259 mission duration will be 34 minutes and 3…

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