ESA Science & Technology - Launch Readiness Review completed

Yesterday, Thursday 25 September, the launch readiness review for the launch V162 was held at the European Spaceport in Kourou.

In the presence of Jean-Yves Le Gall (Director General of Arianespace), the launch vehicle, its payload (all three satellites INSAT 3E, E-BIRD, and SMART-1) and the ground infrastructure were all declared ready for a launch on September 27 with a launch window opening at 23:02 UT.

Today at 10:15 Kourou local time (13:15 UT) the Ariane 5 launch vehicle will roll out to the launch pad where tomorrow, on the day of the launch, the hydrogen/oxygen loading will be perfomed.

Launch  Campaign Team