Liftoff of the Ariane 5 launcher has been set for Friday night, December 21 at the opening of the following launch window:
From 6:14 p.m. to 6:58 p.m., local time in Kourou, French Guiana From 4:14 p.m. to 4:58 p.m. in Washington, D.C. From 9:14 p.m. to 9:58 p.m. GMT From 10:14 p.m. to 10:58 p.m. in Paris
The launch of the Rascom 1 & Horizons 2 satellites has been postponed by 24 hours. The new launch window is between 21:14 to 21:58 GMT, 21st December, 2007.