Ariane 5 rolls out to the launch zone with its dual-satellite payload

The heavy-lift Ariane 5 is ready for its third mission of 2010 following today’s rollout to the ELA-3 launch facility from the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building. This August 4 flight will orbit the NILESAT 201 and RASCOM-QAF1R spacecraft, with liftoff scheduled during a launch window that opens at 5:45 p.m. local time in French Guiana.