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

Ariane 5 is ready for its next mission following today’s rollout to the ELA-3 launch facility from the Final Assembly Building at Europe’s Spaceport. This April 9 flight will orbit the ASTRA 3B and COMSATBw-2 satellites, with liftoff scheduled during a 49-min min. launch window that opens at 6:59 p.m., local time in French Guiana.