Ariane 5 December 13, 2017 Ariane 5 ascends from the Spaceport in French Guiana on Arianespace’s 11th and year-ending mission of 2017. Flight VA240. Four Galileo spacecraft
Ariane 5 December 13, 2017 The December 12, 2017 liftoff of Ariane 5’s 82nd consecutive successful mission from French Guiana. Flight VA240. Four Galileo spacecraft
Ariane 5 December 12, 2017 Ariane 5 ascends from the Spaceport in French Guiana on its latest success for Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system. Flight VA240. Four Galileo spacecraft
Ariane 5 December 12, 2017 Arianespace’s Ariane 5 delivered its four Galileo satellite passengers to orbit during a 3-hr., 55-min. flight sequence. Flight VA240. Four Galileo spacecraft
Ariane 5 December 7, 2017 Ariane 5’s fairing is lowering over the payload of four Galileo navigation satellites. Flight VA240. Four Galileo spacecraft
Ariane 5 December 7, 2017 Four Galileo satellites passengers are nearly fully encapsulated by the protective payload fairing. Flight VA240. Four Galileo spacecraft
Ariane 5 December 7, 2017 The Ariane 5 payload fairing is lowered over the four Galileo satellite passengers, which are installed atop the launcher’s central core. Flight VA240. Four Galileo spacecraft
Ariane 5 December 5, 2017 Al Yah 3 is unloaded from the chartered AN-124 cargo jetliner at Cayenne’s Félix Eboué Airport. Flight VA241. Al Yah 3
Ariane 5 December 5, 2017 One of two solid propellant boosters is transferred for its mating to the Ariane 5 core stage. Flight VA241. Al Yah 3
