Arianespace Flight VA221 scheduled for December 6

In light of the improvement in the weather conditions over the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace has decided to restart the countdown for Ariane Flight VA221. This mission will place two satellites into orbit: DIRECTV-14 and GSAT-16.

Lift-off of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher is now set for the night of Saturday, December 6, as early as possible in the following launch window:

  – From 5:40 p.m. to 6:49 p.m., local time in Kourou, French Guiana,

  – From 3:40 p.m. to 4:49 p.m. in Washington D.C.

  – From 8:40 p.m. to 9:49 p.m. UTC,

  – From 9:40 p.m. to 10:49 p.m. in Paris,

  – From 2:10 a.m. to 3:19 a.m. in Bangalore, on Sunday, December 7.