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Arianespace, launch of the Helios-2B satellite postponed

Kourou, French Guiana - It will serve the French defense

The launch of the Helios-2B satellite scheduled yesterday from Kourou, French Guiana, has been postponed during final count-down operations due to an anomaly occurred in a launcher subsystem. The delay has been confirmed by Arianespace, explaining that it has decided to replace this part, and thus to postpone the launch for a few days. "We have an anomaly in a helium pressure system valve -said...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1112355
Rome, Italy, 12/10/2009 12:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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