Arianespace has decided to resume the final countdown for Flight 160 following the completion of additional verifications that were requested by one of the mission’s two customers on its satellite payload.
Liftoff of the Flight 160 launcher is planned during the night ofApril 9-10, 2003 at the opening of the following launch window:
From: 19h49 to 20h30 on April 9, local time in Kourou, French Guiana
22h49 to 23h30 GMT on April 9
01h49 to 02h30 on April 10 inParis, France
6:49 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on April 9 in Washington, D.C.
About Arianespace
Arianespace is the commercial launch services leader, holding more than 50 percent of the international market for satellites launched to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). Created in 1980 as the world’s first commercial space transportation company, Arianespace has signed contracts for the launch of more than 250 satellite payloads. For further information, see the Arianespace Web site at www.arianespace.com.
