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For its first launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites: Spainsat for the Spanish military operator Hisdesat, and HotBird7A for Eutelsat.

THE ARIANE 5 "ECA" LAUNCHER LIFT-OFF for this Flight is scheduled during the night of February 21 to 22, 2006 as soon as possible within the following launch window:

>>>> Kourou, French Guiana: From 07:13 p.m. to 08:23 p.m. on February 21, 2006
>>>> GMT: From 10:13 p.m. to 11:23 p.m. on February 21, 2006
>>>> Paris and Madrid: From 11:13 p.m. to 00:23 a.m. on February 21/22, 2006
>>>> Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: From 05:13 p.m. to 06:23 p.m. on February 21, 2006

Follow the launch live on the internet: http://www.videocorner.tv/index.php?langue=en
Video streaming will be available in RealVideo and WindowsMedia formats.

Typical. They 'postponed' the launch due to 'Technical difficulties'.
All dressed up and nowhere to go.

It happens a lot. When you're sending something that expensive up, you don't want to mess it up on a "technicality."
The New Horizons spacecraft was delayed twice, once because of high winds and once because of a power outage. The third day it was almost scrubbed again because of excessive cloud cover.
So anyway don't fret. Yet.
-bill

Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA launch is tentatively rescheduled for Friday.

The new launch date for Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission with SPAINSAT and HOT BIRD 7A has been tentatively set for Friday, February 24.

This will allow for additional preparations following the discovery of an anomaly with ground equipment earlier this week at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

The new launch date will be confirmed by press release on Thursday, February 23.

The Ariane 5 and its dual-satellite payload remain in a safe condition in the ELA-3 launch zone at the Spaceport.

Arianespace launch with SPAINSAT and HOT BIRD 7A - The liftoff is set for Friday, February 24

Following the evaluation and replacement of a support equipment component, Arianespace has authorized a restart of the final countdown for its mission with the SPAINSAT and HOT BIRD 7A satellites.

Liftoff of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher is now set for the night of Friday, February 24 at the opening of the following launch window:

>From 7:11 p.m. to 8:21 p.m., local time in Kourou, French Guiana .
>From 5:11 p.m. to 6:21 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
>From 22h11 to 23h21 GMT.
>From 11:11 p.m. to 00:21 a.m. in Paris and Madrid.

Follow the launch live on the internet: http://www.videocorner.tv/index.php?langue=en
(Starting 20 minutes before lift-off).

Video streaming will be available in RealMedia and WindowsMedia formats.

Yet again!

Arianespace: Ariane 5 launch postponed

Kourou, February 24, 2006. The launch of Eutelsat�s HOT BIRD 7A satellite, which was planned for February 24, 2006, has been postponed. At the request of Alcatel Alenia Space, a verification of the telemetry circuit is ongoing.

Arianespace has therefore decided to postpone the launch with the HOT�BIRD 7A and SPAINSAT payloads. A new launch date will be determined in the next few hours.