Ariane 5 lifts off from French Guiana with four Galileo spacecraft скачать в хорошем качестве

Ariane 5 lifts off from French Guiana with four Galileo spacecraft

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher has begun its latest mission from the Spaceport, carrying four satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system. Lifting off at exactly 10:06:48 a.m. local time in French Guiana, the heavy-lift vehicle is to deploy its passengers on a flight lasting approximately 3 hrs., 55 min. Payload lift performance for today’s mission – which is designated Flight VA233 in Arianespace’s launcher family numbering system – is estimated at 3,290 kg. Galileo is an important infrastructure program for Europe, creating a civil global satellite navigation system that provides highly-accurate positioning with great precision and reliability. It is funded by the European Union, with overall responsibility for management and implementation held by the European Commission – while design and development of the new generation of systems and infrastructure has been assigned to the European Space Agency.