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Arianespace launch with HOT BIRD^TM 9 and W2M: Liftoff is set for Wednesday, December 10

Evry, France, November 19, 2008

On its sixth launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit two communications satellites: HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M for the European operator Eutelsat.
 
Liftoff of the Ariane 5 is set for the night of Wednesday, December 10 at the opening of the following launch window:
From 6:35 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., local time in Kourou, French Guiana,
From 4:35 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
From 9:35 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. UTC,
From 10:35 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. in Paris,
From 6:35 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. in Tokyo, on December 11.

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