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LAUNCHES
ARIANE--High winds above French Guiana forced postponement of the
scheduled launch of Western Europe's 105th Ariane rocket for the
second day running on January 31. Onboard is Inmarsat-3F5 and
Brasilsat B3, which will carry 28 C-band transponders at 65 degrees
West. Arianespace will attempt to launch v. 105 today, with a launch
window at 23:29 to 00:20 hrs UTC Tuesday/Wednesday. Look for coverage,
in North America most likely on Galaxy 6 transponder 11, in Europe on
both Telecom 3A and 3B on 3.768 GHz. If unsuccessful, the next attempt
will probably be on Friday, February 6. (Reuters, Curt Swinehart, and
"SATCO DX")
AMSAT--On January 20 Amsat Phase 3D Project Leader and Amsat-DL
President Dr. Karl Meinzer met with ESA officials in Paris to
discuss the possible launch of the Phase 3D satellite on the 3rd
test flight of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle. The ESA officials
indicated willingness to consider a launch, but made no
commitments. (AMSAT News Service via Curt Swinehart) Phase 3D was
supposed to launch on the 2nd Ariane 5 test flight. While Amsat has
been far too diplomatic to complain (they need a launch), ESA and
Arianespace seem to have double-crossed them, moving launch dates in
such a way as to make Phase 3D's inclusion impossible.
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