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Analoguesat · 10-06-06, 11:29 PM

Yes - today is the 10th anniversary of the flight of Ariane v501. Nowadays we expect the Ariane rocket to fly faultlessly and put its payloads into orbit efficiently without any drama, but 10 years ago it all went horribly wrong.

A software bug put the rocket off course after 40 seconds, and a couple of seconds later it broke up and exploded spewing debris and the 4 Cluster satellites into the French Guyanan swamps....

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/pl...s/1/823905.JPG

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Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	10 years since first Ariane 5 launch Yes - today is the 10th anniversary of the flight of Ariane v501. Nowadays we expect the Ariane rocket to fly faultlessly and put its payloads into orbit efficiently without any drama, but 10 years ago it all went horribly wrong. A software bug put the rocket off course after 40 seconds, and a couple of seconds later it broke up and exploded spewing debris and the 4 Cluster satellites into the French Guyanan swamps.... http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/pl...s/1/823905.JPG __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!