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European Space Agency

Press Release

Arianespace Flight 157: Mission failure
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12 December 2002

Aproximatively 3 minutes after lift off an anomaly occurred thus
ending the Flight 157 mission. Data analysis is in progress to
determine the reason for this failure.

A multiplex press conference is organized for today, Thursday 12
December, in Kourou at 10.00 am local time and between the Arianespace 
headquarters in Evry (2.00 pm Paris time), Arianespace Inc. Washington 
DC (08.00 am) and Arianespace Tokyo (10.00 pm Tokyo time)

The press conference can be followed on the phone server by dialing: 
+33(0)1.56.78.52.34.

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