With its fifth launch of 2019, and the second this year using an Ariane 5 vehicle, Arianespace will serve two world-class satellite operators by orbiting T-16 and EUTELSAT 7C. Both spacecraft will be deployed to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
<p>In performing this 104th Ariane 5 mission - the 71st with an Ariane 5 ECA version - Arianespace confirms its full capability in the geostationary launch services market segment.
</p><p>Flight VA248 will be performed from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) in Kourou, French Guiana.
</p><p>Liftoff is planned on Thursday, June 20, 2019 as early as possible within the following launch window:
</p><p>Between 2:43 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. El Segundo, California, USA time
Between 5:43 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Washington, D.C., USA time
Between 6:43 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Kourou, French Guiana time
Between 21:43 and 23:30 Universal Time (UTC)
Between 11:43 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Paris, France time during the night of June 20 to 21.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6re5sL-_7mc">Arianespace Flight VA248 - Launch Campaign</a>