Country: French Guyana (South America)
Location: Ariane Space Center
Industry: Aerospace-Defense
Facts: November 2007 - Ariane ECA 5 set to orbit Skynet 5B satellite.
Situation: The on-site oxygen production is compromised due to a technical issue. The main cryogenic stage's Vulcain booster Engine can not be fueled. The fuel consists of a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. (Lox & LH2).
- Critical Launch
- New heavy lift record if Launch succeed
Challenge: Source liquid oxygen and deliver it to Kourou.
Solution: Oxygen available at 700 nautical miles from Kourou. A suitable boat is found and chartered to transport 2 cryogenic tanks accounting for 40 metric tons of liquid oxygen.
Execution: Chartered Boat sailed with cargo to the Ariane Launch Pad and Satellite was launched on-time.
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