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: Koreasat 9. Koreasat 9 is a new geostationary telecommunications satellite designed and built by AscendArc to expand South Korea's KT SAT's capacity and support the growing demand for high-performance connectivity services. Once in its operational position in , the satellite will provide hundreds of Gbps of Ka-band capacity, extending affordable broadband connectivity to underserved communities across the Asia-Pacific region. 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.
