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Follow the preparations and launch of the Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket carrying the Hot Bird 7 and Stentor spacecraft. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.
Flight data file
Vehicle: Ariane 5
Payload: Hot Bird 7 & Stentor
Launch date: Dec. 11, 2002
Launch window: 2222-2314 GMT (5:22-6:14 p.m. EST)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana, South America
Satellite broadcast: NO feed to U.S.

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