Satellite Evolution

Dec 1, 20201 min

Flight VS24: Soyuz – FalconEye – launch delay

As the reception of telemetry data by the range safety team was not nominal, Arianespace decided to interrupt the final VS24 launch chronology 5 minutes and 03 seconds before liftoff.

The soonest possible launch date for the VS24 Flight is Tuesday, 01 December at:

  • 08:33 p.m., in Washington, D.C.

  • 10:33 p.m., in Kourou, French Guiana

  • 01:33 a.m. Universal Time (UTC) on 02 December

  • 02:33 a.m., in Paris, on 02 December

  • 05:33 a.m., in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) time, on 02 December

The Soyuz launch vehicle and the satellite FalconEye are in stable and safe conditions.