Arianespace’s third flight of 2016 demonstrated the medium-lift Soyuz launcher deploying five European satellites of varying sizes into three different low Earth orbits during a mission lasting four hours.
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The second Sentinel-1 satellite – Sentinel-1B – was launched 25 April 2016 to provide more ‘radar vision’ for Europe’s environmental Copernicus program.
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Replacement of the Soyuz launcher’s inertial system and other completed checks allow the launch countdown of Arianespace Flight VS14 to resume.
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Arianespace Soyuz Flight VS14 launch scrubbed due to an anomaly which occurred during the final chronology for Flight VS14, thus halting the countdown.
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Launch delay for Arianespace Flight VS14 of 24 hrs due to meteorological observations indicating a “red” weather conditions for the time of liftoff, initially set for Saturday, April 23, 2016. Therefore, Arianespace has decided not to undertake final fueling operations with the launcher.
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Launch of Arianespace Flight VS14 – Soyuz – Sentinel-1B – Microscope – Fly Your Satellite! has been postponed for at least 24 hours due to weather concerns.
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