Avi Blizovsky
A technical fault discovered on Saturday caused the Ariane 5 launch to be delayed
Official sources said the mission was called off shortly before liftoff from the Koro space station. The Ariane-Espas company stated that the problem was discovered during the final preparations for the launch of the missile. This launcher was supposed to carry a load of two communication satellites with a high transmission range, and whose total weight is more than 8 tons.
Ariane Aspas announced that a new target date for the launch is Sunday (for now it has not launched, it may be launched later tonight, and we will report on it in the morning).
Meanwhile the rocket and payload that are to serve Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent are safely kept at the space center until launch.
Arian Espas did not provide a single detail regarding the malfunction and the cause of the delay in the launch of the missile, but according to the Reuters news agency the malfunction is in the launch pad.
The takeoff on Saturday was supposed to demonstrate the capabilities and power of Ariane 5, known as Ariane ECA5.
A spokesperson for the company reported on Friday that they are on their way to set a record for launching the heaviest payload from the Koro space station.
Ariane 5 was successfully launched only once in February this year.
In 2002, its first launch ended in disaster when the missile deviated from its course over the Atlantic Ocean.
The second mission of the missile was described as a training mission in which two XTAR-EUR satellites were launched into space, a Spanish military communications satellite and an experimental spacecraft called SloshSat.
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