Ariane V launch tonight

[MartG]

Due at 10pm BST

http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va220/status.html

[MartG]

And another tonight

http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/12/03/va221-mission...

[Eric Mc]

It's pretty busy in the launcher world at the moment.

[MartG]

Not a good day for rocket launches - Ariane scrubbed due to weather

[Eric Mc]

Just as well - I'm out this evening. Are they trying again tomorrow?

[MartG]

Not confirmed a new date yet

[MartG]

Arianespace says launch of an Ariane 5 rocket has been postponed again by unfavorable high-altitude winds over French Guiana.

I guess 2 launches in one day would be greedy

[Eric Mc]

Quite right. You can have too much of a good thing sometimes.

[MartG]

Latest

"After a two-day delay caused by unfavorable high-altitude winds, an Ariane 5 rocket is set for liftoff Saturday at 3:40 p.m. EST (2040 GMT) from French Guiana with communications satellites for DirecTV and India."

Video will be at http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnow

[Beati Dogu]

There's another Ariane V launch tonight at 9.15 pm UK time

http://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-v...

They've recently had some local difficulty with a general strike in French Guiana, The French government bravely bought them off with a €2.1bn handout.

[MartG]

Delayed to 9:55BST due to fueling delay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwU3xA3DikE

[Eric Mc]

Still sitting there.

[Beati Dogu]

That's bloody Bolshy French rockets for you.

[Eric Mc]

The staff down there has been on strike for weeks. No that they've gone back to work, the rocket's gone on strike instead.

[Beati Dogu]

A sympathy strike.

Actually it's supposed to be a problem with a ground equipment sensor, which they've now fixed (or turned off, knowing them).

Countdown should start again soon my sources tell me.

[MartG]

Green again

[Eric Mc]

Beati Dogu said:

A sympathy strike.

Actually it's supposed to be a problem with a ground equipment sensor, which they've now fixed (or turned off, knowing them).

Countdown should start again soon my sources tell me.

Aha - you 'ave a mole (pronounced like the policeman would in "Allo "Allo) at Arianesapce.

[HarryW]

1 minute...

[interstellar]

Fascinating coverage and well explained!

[HarryW]

Perfect