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Ariane 5, rollout to the Final Assembly Building for 19 May's mission carried out

Cayenne, French Guyana - Which will bring to orbit ST-2 and GSAT-8 satellites

It was carried out yesterday the rollout of Ariane 5 from Launcher Integration Building to Final Assembly Building at Kourous spaceport in French Guyana. It was unveiled by Arianespace, which specified that the structures are located at about 650 meters far one from each other and linked by a rail track of 1,600 meter diameter. Rollout brings to its final phase the preparation to VA202 flight, the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1129116
Rome, Italy, 05/04/2011 15:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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