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HARROW: Arianespace is ready for the fifth launch of two satellites in the multibillion euro Galileo satnav program with satellites 9 and 10 dubbed “Alba” and “Oriana” set to blast off at 11:08:10 PM local time on Sept. 10 from French Guiana.
The Soyuz ST-B launcher, which will bring the two navigational satellites into orbit, will be carrying a total payload of 1,601 kilograms or 3,530 pounds. The mission is expected to last nearly four hours from liftoff to the release of the satellites.
“On its eighth launch of 2015 and the 12th Soyuz launch from the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace will orbit the two latest satellites in the Galileo global navigation system,” Arianespace said in a statement.
The scheduled launch of satellites 9 and 10 this week will bring the total number of satellites in the Galileo global navigation system to 10. Two more satellites are scheduled to be launched later this year.
The European Space Agency (ESA) also hopes to launch six orbiters every year starting next year with Galileo program director Didier Faivre, from ESA, saying that they are confident with regards to the pace of deployment.
“We are very confident about the pace of deployment,” Faivre said. “We have done a third of the work, but it was the most difficult third.”