{"id":2380,"date":"2009-02-11T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-02-11T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T00:00:00","slug":"the-first-ariane-5-launch-of-this-year-enters-its-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=2380","title":{"rendered":"THE FIRST ARIANE 5 LAUNCH OF THIS YEAR ENTERS ITS FINAL COUNTDOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final countdown for Arianespace&#8217;s 2009 year-opening flight is underway, with liftoff scheduled during a 55-minute launch window that opens at 7:09 p.m., local time in French Guiana.<br \/>\nThis evening&#8217;s Ariane 5 mission will orbit two primary payloads: HOT BIRD\u2122 10 for Eutelsat and SES NEW SKIES&#8217; NSS-9 &#8211; as well as two Spirale micro-satellites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?a=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?a=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?i=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?a=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?a=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?i=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?a=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Arianespace?i=9wWASjlwtfU:TifPjxAASXs:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Arianespace\/~4\/9wWASjlwtfU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final countdown for Arianespace&#8217;s 2009 year-opening flight is underway, with liftoff scheduled during a 55-minute launch window that opens at 7:09 p.m., local time in French Guiana.<br \/>\nThis evening&#8217;s Ariane 5 mission will orbit two primary payloads: HOT BIRD\u2122 10 for Eutelsat and SES NEW SKIES&#8217; 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