Next launch tomorrow evening ne 20Ariane 5 • AT&T T-16 & Eutelsat 7C
Launch time: 2143-2330 GMT (5:43-7:30 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 ECA rocket, designated VA248, to launch the AT&T T-16 and Eutelsat 7C communications satellites. Built by Airbus Defense and Space, the AT&T T-16, or DirecTV 16, spacecraft will provide direct-to-home television broadcasting services over the United States for DirecTV, a subsidiary of AT&T. The Eutelsat 7C satellite, built by SSL, will provide video and television broadcast services over Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Turkey. Delayed from May 10, June 5 and June 12. [June 4]