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Down to the last burn

Posted by ILS Communications, 12:25 p.m. EST on 10 December 2008

The Breeze M has completed its 3rd and 4th burns, and the additional propellant fuel tank has been jettisoned. The vehicle is now in a five-hour coasting period. The 5th, and final, burn will occur at the end of this period. The 5th burn will last about 7 minutes, and about 15 minutes after that we will have separation of the Ciel II spacecraft. We'll let you know the mission is complete the moment we have confirmation.