Payloads for the United States, Australia and Japan

For its fourth launch of the year Arianespace will boost three satellites into orbit: DIRECTV 9S for American operator DIRECTV, Inc., OPTUS D1 for the Australian operator OPTUS, and the experimental satellite LDREX-2 for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Launch window:

GMT: Between 8:56 pm and 9:56 pm on October 12. PARIS: Between 10:56 pm and 11:56 pm on October 12. WASHINGTON: Between 4:56 pm and 5:56 pm on October 12. KOUROU: Between 5:56 pm and 6:56 pm on October 12. TOKYO: Between 5:56 am and 6:56 am on October 13. SYDNEY: Between 6:56 am and 7:56 am on October 13.

Follow the launch live on the internet: http://www.videocorner.tv/index.php?langue=en (Starting 15 minutes before lift-off).

Video streaming will be available in RealMedia and WindowsMedia formats.

Enjoy this beautyful launch video from Kourou Best regards from FR5CY Jean Paul