Arianespace Flight 157: Mission failure
Ariane 5 ECA
Aproximatively 3 minutes after lift off an anomaly occurred thus ending the Flight 157 mission. Data analysis is in progress to determine the reason for this failure.
A multiplex press conference is organized for today, Thursday 12 December, in Kourou at 10.00 am local time and between the Arianespace headquarters in Evry (2.00 pm Paris time), Arianespace Inc. Washington DC (08.00 am) and Arianespace Tokyo (10.00 pm Tokyo time)
The press conference can be followed on the phone server by dialing:
+33(0)1.56.78.52.34.
Related links
- December 11 - new liftoff date for the 10-tonne Ariane 5
http://www.esa.int/ESA/Expanding_Frontiers/December_11_-_new_liftoff_date_for_the_10-tonne_Ariane_5 - Flight 157 postponed a few days
http://www.esa.int/ESA/Expanding_Frontiers/Flight_157_postponed_a_few_days - Arianespace Flight 157
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Arianespace_Flight_1572 - 'Ariane 10 tonnes': added lift capability for Europe
http://www.esa.int/ESA/Expanding_Frontiers/Ariane_10_tonnes_added_lift_capability_for_Europe - New Ariane launcher all set for November liftoff
http://www.esa.int/ESA/Expanding_Frontiers/New_Ariane_launcher_all_set_for_November_liftoff - Arianespace
http://www.arianespace.com - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
http://www.cnes.fr/html/_455_.php 
Ariane 10 tonnes
http://download.esa.int/Archive/wmv/ariane5_21112002_wmphigh.wmv
Ariane 10 tonnes
http://download.esa.int/Archive/wmv/ariane5_21112002_wmplow.wmv