Here is some news for those who enjoy the roar of a rocket engine in the evening.

On the fifth Ariane 5 launch this year, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites: Intelsat 30 for the operator Intelsat and, Arsat-1 for the Argentine operator Arsat.

The ARIANE 5 ECA Launcher lift-off for this flight is scheduled on October 16 to 17, 2014 as soon as possible within the following launch window:

Kourou : Between 06:00pm and 07:51pm on October 16, 2014

TU/GMT : Between 09:00pm and 10:51pm on October 16, 2014

Paris : Between 11:00pm and 00:51am on October 16 to 17, 2014

Washington : Between 05:00pm and 06:51pm on October 16, 2014

Webcast of the launch will be on http://www.arianespace.tv/

-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org AMSAT VP User Services