A milestone telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Spaceport in French Guiana for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 VA202 heavy-lift mission, which will be performed as part of the company’s busy 2011 launch schedule.
The ST-2 relay platform arrived yesterday aboard an Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner at Rochambeau International Airport near the French Guiana capital city of Cayenne – clearing the way for its transfer to the Spaceport’s clean room facilities, where the pre-launch checkout process will be implemented.