What this is
Arianespace is launching a rocket called Ariane 64 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. The public listing does not name a cargo yet. This is a stretched path that lets a satellite climb out to a very high parking spot.
Arianespace is flying a Ariane 64 from Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Mission: GovSat-2. GovSat-2 is the second satellite for GovSat, the public-private partnership between and the Luxembourg government. The satellite is designed to address the needs of defense users at the highest Security and Service Assurance Level, adding new ultra-high frequency (UHF) channels in the X- and military Ka-bands, and will include other security features such as dedicated hardening, an advanced anti-jamming system, and embedded -location. GovSat-2 will be positioned over the European satellite arc, joining GovSat-1 in augmenting reliable connectivity services for government customers over the region. The satellite will be built by Thales Alenia Space on its Spacebus 4000B2 platform. Planned orbit: . Status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources. The published time can still slip. Rockets wait for weather, boats, and the range.
From here
Too far to see
You will not see this rocket from Centennial, Colorado. It is about 4,007 miles east. The broadcast is the view.
That is too far for the flame and, for almost every launch, too far for the high-altitude plume. Dim the lights and watch together anyway. The clock is still loose, so daylight is a guess.
