Arianespace's Flight 140 video broadcast will be carried live on the Arianespace website (www.arianespace.com).
This program will follow the mission in detail, from liftoff through deployment of the dual satellite payload. The Webcast also includes the latest news and updates on Arianespace activities.
Start time for the Webcast is 7:31 p.m. local time at Kourou, French Guiana on March 8. The launch window opens 20 minutes later at 7:51 p.m.
The Webcast will be available in both French and English commentary, using high-rate (150 kbps) and low-rate (34 kbps) transmission speeds.
Broadcast formats are Real G2 (single rate) and Windows Media Players.
Arianespace Flight 140 will place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: Eurobird, built by Alcatel Space for the European organization Eutelsat; and BSAT-2a, produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation for BSAT of Japan.
