Intelsat 33E (EpicNG), Intelsat 36 - Ariane 5 ECA (VA232) - Куру ELA-3 - 24.08.2016

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- 231st launch of an Ariane rocket since 1979
- 87th launch of an Ariane 5 rocket since 1996
- 57th launch of an Ariane 5 ECA rocket since 2002
- 62nd flight of a Vulcan 2 engine
- 189th flight of an HM7B engine
- 75th Ariane 5 launch targeting GTO
- 57th and 58th Intelsat satellites launched by Arianespace
- 52nd Boeing satellite launched by Arianespace
- 56th Space Systems/Loral satellite launched by Arianespace
- 6th launch from the Guiana Space Center in 2016
- 4th Ariane 5 launch in 2016

http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/08/24/va232-mission-status-center/

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Трансляция:
http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va232/

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Предстартовый отсчёт прерван на 7 минуте.

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Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  1m ago

Arianespace has interrupted launch countdown at T- 7 mins for an unspecified issue; presumed restart imminent. Launch is of 2 Intelsat sats.

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Ждем, обещали ASAP .

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Peter B. de Selding ‏@pbdes  
Apparently a boat is in launch zone offshore Guiana Space Center, halting launch countdown. This happens at CCAFS, is rare in French Guiana.
15:05 - 24 авг. 2016 г.  

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Пошёл отсчёт.

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Пошел отсчет.

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http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/08/24/va232-mission-status-center/

01:10
Minus-5 minutes. All status panel lights remain green, indicating no problems right now that could prevent blastoff at 2216:01 GMT.

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Улетела!:)

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Есть отделение ТТУ!

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Есть сброс ГО!

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01:21
Plus+5 minutes, 15 seconds. Altitude is 156 km, downrange distance is 513 km and velocity is 3.21 km/s.

01:20  Ariane 5 climbs towards orbit


01:19
Plus+3 minutes, 30 seconds. Separation of the rocket's nose cone has been confirmed. The Ariane 5 core stage will continue burning until about Plus+9 minutes into the mission.

01:18  Plus+2 minutes, 30 seconds
The solid rocket boosters have been jettisoned from the Ariane 5 rocket's core stage after consuming approximately 480 metric tons of propellant. The liquid-fueled Vulcain 2 main engine continues to fire to propel the vehicle and its satellite payload to space.

01:17  Plus+60 seconds
The vehicle is on the proper heading as it rides the power of the twin solid rocket boosters and main stage liquid-fueled engine.

01:16  Liftoff!
Liftoff of an Ariane 5 rocket on a dedicated dual-satellite delivery mission for Intelsat.

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01:23
Plus+8 minutes. Now in range of a communications station in Natal, Brazil, the launcher is about to shut down its first stage and ignite its cryogenic upper stage. Downrange distance is now about 1,200 km, altitude is 162 km and velocity is 5.61 km/s.