BY SPACEFLIGHT NOW Follow the preparations and launch of the Arianespace Ariane 4 rocket carrying the NSS-7 communications satellite. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.				Flight data file Vehicle: Ariane 44L Payload: NSS-7 Launch date: April 16, 2002 Launch window: 6:53-8:14 p.m. EST (2253-0014 GMT) Launch site: ELA-2, Kourou, French Guiana, South America Satellite broadcast: GE-2, Transponder 11, C-band