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ABS-2/Athena-Fidus pre-launch details

Submit on Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 22:56

The “green light” has been given for this week’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission, which is to orbit a dual-passenger payload consisting of two advanced relay platforms: ABS-2 and Athena-Fidus. The Ariane 5 is now cleared for rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone – where it will be readied for lift-off on 6 February during a 2-hr., 5-min. launch window opening at 2030 UTC.

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