Tag: SES 14
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Arianespace SES 14/Al Yah 3 launch update
It now appears that the launch this evening was at least partially successful as announced by Arianespace, however, at present, we don’t know for certain if the satellites were deployed to the correct orbits or not. Arianespace confirms the SES 14 and Al Yah 3 communications satellites are in contact with their ground teams after…
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Arianespace SES 14/Al Yah 3 launch appears to have failed
Today’s Ariane 5 launch of the SES 14 and Al Yah 3 satellites appears to have failed sometime after the first stage separation. The launch lifted off at 5:20 pm EST and appeared to be going smoothly with the successful booster separation, payload fairing separation, and first stage engine burnout. However, telemetry from the spacecraft…