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>> Launch vehicle is on the launch pad, 730 kilometers away from here.
Being prepared by the launch teams in the launch control center, [inaudible] away from the pad.
>> We're going to go up there in just a minute with the camera, and you can see closer up.
>> And if all the systems are good and great, then have authorization to go ahead.
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>> Well we lost her to the low clouds early, but in a blaze of light there she is coming back
out of the clouds, roaring off the path.
The [inaudible] says everything is normal, propulsion and trajectory.
In a blaze of light and a trail of gold Azarian [phonetic] 5 reaches into the skies
above French Guiana on her way to deliver ATV3 which will make her way
to the International Space Station next week.
>> Okay, we have lost her to the clouds.
So the launch [inaudible] first clears a path in a vertical rise,
and we can start giving the noise --
and the launch [inaudible] has just passed mach 1, it's past the speed of sound.
6 kilometers in altitude, 317 meters per second.
>> 773 tons at liftoff, she's burning 5 tons of fuel every second, 2.5 tons in each booster,
those are the big flames on either side, and the EPC of the core stage,
and the center is burning another 300 kilos per second.
>> 1:00 and 34 minutes, beautiful scenes in the night of French Guiana.
The first phase of flight with the boosters, saw 90% of the thrust,
then separation around 2 minutes later.
And then once we had an altitude of around 106 kilometers,
a separation of the faring [phonetic].
We no longer need it, and we don't want to bring unnecessary weight with us.
And then finally separation of the EPC.
Extension, separation, and the start of -- of the EPS engine.
A long boost, which went perfectly normal, very smooth,
and then a very long coast phase while we wait to get to the apogee of this intermediate orbit.
For the final boost, yes we -- at this point we're at the end of the mission,
we're waiting for the very last point of the separation.
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>> And it's been confirmed, we've had separation and it's been acquired by the launch people.
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>> And the applause heralding the good news.
Azarian 5 once again delivering, successfully separating her passenger, the ATV 3,
you see what that looks like up there.
Luke [phonetic] explained the spring system, which releases the 20-ton payload.
She's on her way now to join the International Space Station,
docking should occur the night of the 30th.
Right on target at 269 kilometers up.
So the mood, as you see, very buoyant now all across the space center,
for being focused moments before.
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>> It's a very good step, very good step.
Not yet the end by far, but the launch one step, the deployment of the shrapnel the second step.
So I think that it's two good steps at start.
>> [Inaudible], it's really the -- the illustration of the savoir faire, the know-how.
Because when you think of what happened those last months between Sawyers [phonetic],
Vega [phonetic], and now this, I mean you must be a very happy Director General.
>> Yes, yes, yes.
It's not only [inaudible], it's also all in the three,
which is behind these three -- three events.
But it is true that the launch of Sawyers in October, the launch of Vega in February,
the launch of today with IN5 and ATV3, yes it's a fantastic six months.
And -- because today the -- the picture is very different compared to six months ago,
meaning that we are now a significant -- a significant space power.
I -- I can say that.
>> Thank you.
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