Galileo-FOC FM01(Doresa), FM02(Milena)– Союз-STБ/Фрегат-МТ(VS09)– Куру ELS – 22.08.2014 12:27 UTC

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#Galileo sats arrived 2:00 a.m. at Cayenne airport. The Spaceport is ready to welcome them.

https://twitter.com/arianespaceceo/status/463930215501008896

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[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1168.asp

The initial Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites arrive in French Guiana for Arianespace's August Soyuz liftoff
 
May 7, 2014 – Soyuz Flight VS09
Payload preparation activity for Arianespace's Soyuz Flight VS09 is underway in French Guiana with today's arrival of the first two Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites, which are planned for a dual-passenger liftoff on the company's workhorse medium-lift vehicle in the second half of August.
As the initial spacecraft to be launched for the European Galileo global navigation network's Full Operational Capability (FOC) phase, the satellites were delivered in separate containers to Félix Eboué International Airport near French Guiana's capital city of Cayenne via a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft that touched down at 2:00 a.m. this morning.
Following unloading, the two Galileo satellites were transferred to the Spaceport for initial processing at the S1A payload preparation facility.
These spacecraft will be the latest launched by Arianespace from French Guiana for this European satellite navigation system, following four Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) spacecraft previously orbited on two Soyuz missions – a pair on Flight VS01 in October 2011 and two more on Flight VS03 in October 2012.
Designated Soyuz Flight VS09 in Arianespace's numbering system, this mission – the medium-lift vehicle's ninth liftoff from French Guiana – will join the company's record 2014 launch manifest, which currently includes four ongoing campaigns: Ariane 5 Flights VA218, VA219 and VA220, along with Soyuz Flight VS08.
The Galileo program is Europe's initiative for satellite navigation, providing a highly accurate global positioning system under civilian control – consisting of 30 satellites, along with European control centers and a worldwide network of sensor and uplink stations.
 The network's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed during Galileo's Full Operational Capability phase, which is managed and funded by the European Commission, with the European Space Agency delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.

Inside their protective shipping containers, the two Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites are unloaded from a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft at French Guiana's Félix Eboué International Airport in preparation for their August 2014 launch on Arianespace's Soyuz vehicle.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1170.asp

Payload preparations move into full swing for Arianespace's Soyuz launch this year with Galileo navigation spacecraft

May 16, 2014 – Soyuz Flight VS09

The first two Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites are a confirmed "fit" for their Arianespace Soyuz launch later in 2014 after making initial contact with the medium-lift mission's dual-payload dispenser in French Guiana.

This week's activity – called the fit check – was completed over a two-day period inside the Spaceport's S1A payload preparation building. The two satellites were installed separately, with the Flight Model #1 (FM1) spacecraft integrated on, and subsequently removed from, the dispenser on Monday, followed the next day by the same process for Flight Model #2 (FM2).

The payload dispenser for Galileo was developed by RUAG Space Sweden for Arianespace, and is to carry the Full Operational Capability satellites in a side-by-side arrangement. It will deploy the spacecraft – which were built by Germany-based OHB System – during their Soyuz launch by firing a pyrotechnic separation system to release them in opposite directions at the orbital insertion point.

Final integration on the dispenser is to be performed during future processing at the Spaceport, and will be followed by the completed unit's installation on Soyuz. These spacecraft will be the latest launched by Arianespace from French Guiana for the European satellite navigation system, following four Galileo In-Orbit Validation (IOV) spacecraft previously orbited on two Soyuz missions: a pair on Flight VS01 in October 2011, and two more on Flight VS03 in October 2012.

As Europe's initiative for satellite navigation, the Galileo program provides a highly accurate global positioning system under civilian control – consisting of 30 satellites, along with European control centers and a worldwide network of sensor and uplink stations.

Galileo's complete operational and ground infrastructure will be deployed during the Full Operational Capability phase, which is managed and funded by the European Commission. The European Space Agency has been delegated as the design and procurement agent on the Commission's behalf.

The Soyuz mission with Galileo's two Full Operational Capability satellites is designated VS09 in Arianespace's numbering system, signifying the workhorse vehicle's ninth liftoff from French Guiana to date.


Separate fit check processes for the initial two initial Galileo Full Operational Capability satellites are shown in the photos above. The Flight Model #1 (FM1) spacecraft is moved for positioning on the payload dispenser;


while Flight Model #2 (FM2) is shown integrated to the side of the RUAG Space Sweden-developed dispenser.

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Пуск ожидается 21 августа 2014 года.

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На nsf пишут, что возможен перенос.

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Этим слухам с месяц. Пока переноса нет.

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Galileo's initial two Full Operational Capability satellites are fueled for launch on Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1190.asp

August 7, 2014 – Soyuz Flight VS09

The latest two satellites to be launched by Arianespace for Europe's Galileo navigation system are being fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying them for this month's Soyuz mission.

Named "Doresa" and "Milena," both spacecraft are in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation building, where they are being "topped off" with the onboard fuel load. Their liftoff is scheduled for August 21 on Arianespace Flight VS09 – the company's ninth mission of its medium-lift workhorse launcher performed fr om French Guiana.

Спойлер

These are the first FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites for the Galileo constellation, which will create a European-operated space-based navigation system providing highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning services.   Galileo's FOC phase is being funded and executed by the European Union, which has designated the European Space Agency as the system's development and sourcing agent.

"Doresa" and "Milena" were built in Bremen, Germany by FOC prime contractor OHB System, and are named for children who were among those winning a European Commission-organized painting competition in 2011.  The spacecraft payloads, which will generate precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.

This month's Flight VS09 will be the latest launch in Galileo's overall system development, which began with the lofting of two GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites in December 2005 and April 2008 on Soyuz missions operated by Arianespace's Starsem affiliate from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

It was followed by four Galileo satellites used for the system's In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase, launched in pairs on Soyuz flights performed by Arianespace from French Guiana in October 2011 and October 2012.  Lofted on the historic first and third flights conducted with Soyuz at the Spaceport, these four IOV spacecraft enabled testing of the full Galileo system, clearing the way for the FOC phase.

The complete Galileo constellation is to be composed of 27 operational satellites and three reserves, distributed along three circular medium Earth orbit planes at an altitude of 23,222 km., inclined 56 deg. to the equator.  By being interoperable with the existing U.S. GPS and Russian Glonass navigation systems, Galileo will become another cornerstone in global satellite navigation.

Galileo will function under civilian control and allows position locating to be determined accurately for most places on Earth, even in cities wh ere high-rise buildings can obscure signals from satellites that appear low on the horizon. This is because the overall number of available Galileo satellites is more than doubled, and the spacecraft are situated in orbits at a greater inclination to the equatorial plane than GPS – giving better coverage at high latitudes, including northern Europe.

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Российские специалисты продолжают подготовку к пуску РН «Союз-СТ» из ГКЦ
http://www.federalspace.ru/20829/

В Гвианском космическом центре (Французская Гвиана) продолжается подготовка к пуску ракеты-носителя (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» с разгонным блоком (РБ) «Фрегат-МТ» и двумя европейскими космическими аппаратами (КА) «Галилео FOC».

Вчера специалисты ОАО «РКЦ «Прогресс» выполнили стыковку блока III ступени с пакетом ракеты-носителя, а  НПО им. С. А.Лавочкина и ФГУП «ЦЭНКИ» провели заправку баков разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» компонентами ракетного топлива и сжатыми газами. Российские специалисты также выполнили подготовку систем и агрегатов комплекта технологического оборудования стартового комплекса для приёма ракеты-носителя.

Сегодня запланированы автономные испытания системы управления РН «Союз-СТ-Б», корректировка давления в шар-баллоне системы открытия створок головного обтекателя, проведение заключительных операций после заправки РБ «Фрегат-МТ».

Все работы, выполняемые российскими специалистами на техническом и стартовом комплексах Гвианского космического центра, ведутся в соответствии с графиком.

Пуск РН «Союз-СТ-Б» с РБ «Фрегат-МТ» и двумя европейскими КА «Галилео FOC» запланирован на 16:31 мск 21 августа.

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Пресс-служба Роскосмоса | 08.08.2014, 12:38

[Salo]

http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1190.asp

Galileo's initial two Full Operational Capability satellites are fueled for launch on Arianespace's medium-lift Soyuz  
 
August 7, 2014 – Soyuz Flight VS09
The latest two satellites to be launched by Arianespace for Europe's Galileo navigation system are being fueled at the Spaceport in French Guiana, readying them for this month's Soyuz mission.
Named "Doresa" and "Milena," both spacecraft are in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation building, where they are being "topped off" with the onboard fuel load. Their liftoff is scheduled for August 21 on Arianespace Flight VS09 – the company's ninth mission of its medium-lift workhorse launcher performed fr om French Guiana.
These are the first FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites for the Galileo constellation, which will create a European-operated space-based navigation system providing highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning services.   Galileo's FOC phase is being funded and executed by the European Union, which has designated the European Space Agency as the system's development and sourcing agent.
"Doresa" and "Milena" were built in Bremen, Germany by FOC prime contractor OHB System, and are named for children who were among those winning a European Commission-organized painting competition in 2011.  The spacecraft payloads, which will generate precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.
This month's Flight VS09 will be the latest launch in Galileo's overall system development, which began with the lofting of two GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites in December 2005 and April 2008 on Soyuz missions operated by Arianespace's Starsem affiliate from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 
It was followed by four Galileo satellites used for the system's In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase, launched in pairs on Soyuz flights performed by Arianespace from French Guiana in October 2011 and October 2012.  Lofted on the historic first and third flights conducted with Soyuz at the Spaceport, these four IOV spacecraft enabled testing of the full Galileo system, clearing the way for the FOC phase.
The complete Galileo constellation is to be composed of 27 operational satellites and three reserves, distributed along three circular medium Earth orbit planes at an altitude of 23,222 km., inclined 56 deg. to the equator.  By being interoperable with the existing U.S. GPS and Russian Glonass navigation systems, Galileo will become another cornerstone in global satellite navigation. 
Galileo will function under civilian control and allows position locating to be determined accurately for most places on Earth, even in cities wh ere high-rise buildings can obscure signals from satellites that appear low on the horizon. This is because the overall number of available Galileo satellites is more than doubled, and the spacecraft are situated in orbits at a greater inclination to the equatorial plane than GPS – giving better coverage at high latitudes, including northern Europe.

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• Related links:
   European Commission Galileo website  European Space Agency's "Launching Galileo" blog
   OHB System website
   Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. website
  

The two Galileo FOC satellites for Arianespace Flight VS09 are prepared and transferred from the Spaceport's S1A integration facility to the S5 payload preparation center for fueling.


One of the Galileo FOC spacecraft to be orbited on Flight VS09 undergoes its fueling process in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation building.

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1191.asp

Payload integration begins for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission with Galileo spacecraft

August 11, 2014 – Soyuz Flight VS09
The first of two Galileo navigation satellites to be orbited on Arianespace's August 21 Soyuz flight has been integrated on its payload dispenser system, marking a key step as preparations advance for this medium-lift mission from French Guiana.  
Named "Doresa," the spacecraft was installed this month during activity inside the Spaceport's S5A integration hall. It is to be joined on the dispenser system by the mission's other passenger – "Milena," whose own installation is forthcoming – in a side-by-side arrangement. The pair then will be mated atop Soyuz' Fregat upper stage and encapsulated in the protective payload fairing.
"Doresa" and "Milena" – both built by OHB System – are the first FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites for the Galileo constellation, which will create a European-operated space-based navigation system providing highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning services.
The FOC phase is being funded and executed by the European Union, with the European Space Agency designated as the Galileo system's development and sourcing agent. The spacecraft payloads, which will generate precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.
Designated VS09 in Arianespace's numbering system, the August 21 flight will be performed from the purpose-built ZLS launch facility for Soyuz – located in the Spaceport's northern sector near the city of Sinnamary.
Next week's mission continues Arianespace's support in the overall Galileo system development. The company's Starsem affiliate lofted two GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites in December 2005 and April 2008 on Soyuz missions conducted from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
 These were followed by four Galileo satellites used for the system's In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase, launched in pairs on Soyuz flights performed by Arianespace from French Guiana in October 2011 and October 2012.


Installation of Galileo FOC satellite "Doresa" on its payload dispenser system took place inside the Spaceport's S5A integration hall.

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Во Французской Гвиане продолжается подготовка к пуску российской ракеты-носителя «Союз-СТ»
http://www.federalspace.ru/20834/

В Гвианском космическом центре (Французская Гвиана) в соответствии с графиком работ продолжается подготовка к пуску ракеты-носителя (РН) «Союз-СТ-Б» с разгонным блоком (РБ) «Фрегат-МТ» и двумя европейскими космическими аппаратами (КА) «Галилео FOC».

Накануне специалисты НПО им. С. А.Лавочкина и ФГУП «ЦЭНКИ» провели заправку баков разгонного блока «Фрегат-МТ» компонентами ракетного топлива и сжатыми газами, а расчёты ФГУП «ЦЭНКИ» выполнили подготовку систем и агрегатов комплекта технологического оборудования стартового комплекса для приёма ракеты-носителя.

Сегодня космические аппараты «Галилео FOC» и РБ «Фрегат-МТ» будут доставлены в монтажно-испытательный корпус S3B для проведения сборки космической головной части (КГЧ).

В соответствии с графиком подготовки завтра российские специалисты и представители заказчика запуска установят КА «Галилео FOC» на диспенсер и проведут сборку КГЧ.

Пуск РН «Союз-СТ-Б» с РБ «Фрегат-МТ» и двумя европейскими КА «Галилео FOC» запланирован на 16:31 мск 21 августа.

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Пресс-служба Роскосмоса | 12.08.2014, 11:45

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"Украл"  у  Galactic Penguin SST на NSF
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=30038.0;attach=598696

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Payload integration begins for Arianespace's next Soyuz mission with Galileo spacecraft

"Arianespace | 12 авг. 2014 г."

The first of two Galileo navigation satellites to be orbited on Arianespace's August 21 Soyuz flight has been integrated on its payload dispenser system, marking a key step as preparations advance for this medium-lift mission from French Guiana.

Named "Doresa," the spacecraft was installed this month during activity inside the Spaceport's S5A integration hall. It is to be joined on the dispenser system by the mission's other passenger – "Milena," whose own installation is forthcoming – in a side-by-side arrangement. The pair then will be mated atop Soyuz' Fregat upper stage and encapsulated in the protective payload fairing.

"Doresa" and "Milena" – both built by OHB System – are the first FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites for the Galileo constellation, which will create a European-operated space-based navigation system providing highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning services.

The FOC phase is being funded and executed by the European Union, with the European Space Agency designated as the Galileo system's development and sourcing agent. The spacecraft payloads, which will generate precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.

Designated VS09 in Arianespace's numbering system, the August 21 flight will be performed from the purpose-built ZLS launch facility for Soyuz – located in the Spaceport's northern sector near the city of Sinnamary.

Next week's mission continues Arianespace's support in the overall Galileo system development. The company's Starsem affiliate lofted two GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites in December 2005 and April 2008 on Soyuz missions conducted from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

These were followed by four Galileo satellites used for the system's In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase, launched in pairs on Soyuz flights performed by Arianespace from French Guiana in October 2011 and October 2012.

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Salo пишет:
"Украл"уGalactic Penguin SST на NSF

Можно и отсюда:
https://www.ohb-system.de/downloads_eng.html

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http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1193.asp
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1193.asp

August 13, 2014 – Soyuz Flight VS09

"Doresa" and "Milena" have met for the first time, paving the way for their upcoming role in advancing the European Galileo space-based navigation system.

The join-up of Doresa and Milena – Europe's first two FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites for the Galileo constellation – occurred at the Spaceport in French Guiana.  These 730-kg. satellites are named for children who were among those winning a 2011 painting competition, and the platforms will be orbited by Arianespace during a mission scheduled for the morning of August 21.

Doresa and Milena were mounted on a two-sided dispenser system during integration activity in the Spaceport's S5 payload preparation facility, readying them for the subsequent installation on Soyuz' Fregat upper stage and their encapsulation in a protective payload fairing.  These steps will create the "upper composite" section that is to be installed on Soyuz once the vehicle is moved to its Spaceport launch zone.

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The two FOC satellites, along with those to follow on future Arianespace launches, will create a European-operated space-based navigation system providing highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning services. Galileo's FOC phase is being funded and executed by the European Union, which has designated the European Space Agency as the system's development and sourcing agent.

OHB System built the Doresa and Milena satellites in Bremen, Germany as prime contractor.  Their payloads, which will generate the precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide, were supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in Guildford, UK.

Arianespace's August 21 mission is designated Flight VS09 in the company's launcher family numbering process, and will be its latest in support of Galileo's overall system development. The process began by lofting two GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites in December 2005 and April 2008 on Soyuz missions operated by Arianespace's Starsem affiliate from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

This was followed by four Galileo satellites used for the system's In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase, launched in pairs on Soyuz flights performed by Arianespace from French Guiana in October 2011 and October 2012.  These four IOV spacecraft enabled testing of the full Galileo system, clearing the way for the FOC phase.

Europe's complete Galileo constellation is to be composed of 27 operational satellites and three reserves, distributed along three circular medium Earth orbit planes at an altitude of 23,222 km., inclined 56 deg. to the equator.  Galileo will become another cornerstone in global satellite navigation, as it is interoperable with the existing U.S. GPS and Russian Glonass navigation systems.

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Буклет
http://www.arianespace.com/images/launch-kits/launch-kit-pdf-eng/VS09-launchkit-GB.pdf

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Integration of the "upper composite" is underway for Arianespace's August 21 dual-passenger Soyuz mission
http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2014/1195.asp

August 15, 2014 – Soyuz Flight VS09

Galileo's "Doresa" and "Milena" spacecraft have received their orbital "boost" with the installation of these satellites and their specially-designed dispenser system on Soyuz' Fregat upper stage in preparation for Arianespace's next flight fr om the Spaceport in French Guiana.

This activity – occurring in the Spaceport's S3B facility – is part of the final payload integration for Arianespace's August 21 medium-lift mission to loft the first two FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites for the European-operated Galileo space-based global positioning system.

As the next step in payload preparations, Doresa and Milena – along with the dispenser and Fregat upper stage – will be encapsulated in the two-piece protective payload fairing to form the "upper composite," which then is mated to Soyuz after the vehicle's rollout from the MIK integration building wh ere launcher assembly is handled.

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Scheduled for liftoff at precisely 9:31:14 a.m. local time in French Guiana on August 21, Soyuz will carry out a nearly 3-hour, 48-minute mission from launch to the separation of Doresa and Milena on Flight VS09. Fregat – which is responsible for carrying out the final orbital maneuvers – will perform two burns separated by a three-hour-plus ballistic phase to reach the targeted deployment point for VS09's dual-satellite payload.

Named for children who were among the winners of a European Commission painting competition in 2011, Doresa and Milena are the first in a series of 22 Galileo FOC satellites that will be deployed using Arianespace's workhorse Soyuz and heavy-lift Ariane 5 vehicles. Soyuz also has previously lofted four total Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) phase spacecraft on two missions from French Guiana, along with two GIOVE (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element) satellites on separate flights operated by Arianespace's Starsem affiliate from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Galileo's FOC phase is funded by the European Commission, which has designated the European Space Agency as the system's development and sourcing agent. The prime contractor for these initial two Galileo FOC satellites – which have a mass of 730 kg. each – is OHB System of Germany, with the spacecraft's navigation payloads supplied by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. of the UK.

To provide highly accurate positioning for most places on Earth, the complete Galileo constellation will comprise 27 operational satellites and three reserves distributed along three circular medium Earth orbit planes at an operational altitude of 23,222 km., inclined 56 deg. to the equator.

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[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=30038.msg1243758#msg1243758
 

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Soyuz Flight VS09 - GALILEO SAT 5-6

Liftoff of the launch vehicle is scheduled at:

- UTC: 12:31:14
- Kourou: 09:31:14
- Paris: 14:31:14
- Washington: 08:31:14
- Moscow: 16:31:14

Follow the launch LIVE on Internet: http://www.arianespace.tv

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