SGDC 1, Koreasat-7 (Mugungwa 7) – Ariane 5 ECA – Куру ELA-3 – 04.05.2017 21:50 UTC

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Stéphane Israël‏ @arianespaceceo 5 сек. назад

Synchronized sequence restarts at 21.43 UT

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А что с неграми сделали, которые космодром блокировали.
Привезли им самолёт с 3 миллиардами евро налом или только пообещали?

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05/05/2017 00:41
The status board has switched back to green, an indication that the issue has been resolved.

05/05/2017 00:41
The countdown should resume in one minute.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад

T-6:30: Propellant Topping is closing out on the first stage in preparation for pressurization. #Ariane5

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

T-6 Minutes: Pyrotechnics on the ground & #Ariane5 now armed, Helium pressurant loading on the ESC-A is closing out.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 2 мин. назад

Passing T-5 Min, coming up is the configuration of the onboard computers and pressurization of tanks. Payloads on internal power. #Ariane5

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05/05/2017 00:47
The Vulcain main engine supply valves are being opened. And the ground valves for engine chilldown are being closed.

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05/05/2017 00:50
Liftoff of an Ariane 5 rocket carrying SGDC and Koreasat 7, communications satellites heading for coverage zones over Brazil, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

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05/05/2017 00:52
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.

05/05/2017 00:52
The vehicle is on the proper heading as it rides the power of the twin solid rocket boosters and main stage liquid-fueled engine.

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05/05/2017 00:54
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.

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DutchSpace‏ @DutchSpace 2 мин. назад

Nice booster sep #VA236

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 3 мин. назад

Stunning views of the Ariane 5 soaring downrange, releasing solid rocket boosters and payload fairing. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/04/va236-mission-status-center/ ...

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05/05/2017 00:59
Plus+9 minutes, 15 seconds. The main cryogenic stage's Vulcain engine has cut off and the spent stage has separated. It will fall back into the atmosphere into the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa.

And the upper stage's HM7B engine is now firing to inject the SGDC and Koreasat 7 satellites into orbit.

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05/05/2017 01:00
The Ariane 5 has passed over the horizon from Kourou and is now out of range of the Galliot tracking station near the launch pad.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 9 сек. назад

Nominal onboard parameters reported for the second stage. #Ariane5 well on its way, traveling 7.3km/s, currently 157km in altitude.

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05/05/2017 01:04
Plus+14 minutes. This upper stage engine is about 5 minutes into a planned 16-minute burn. Ariane 5 is at an altitude of 145 kilometers. A tracking station on Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean has picked up signals from the Ariane 5.

Downrange distance is now about 3,700 kilometers east of the Guiana Space Center.

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Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 3 мин. назад

Acquisition of signal by Ascension Island, covering a large portion of the rocket's leg across the Atlantic Ocean. #Ariane5