“trajectory deviation”...Is that like a wardrobe malfunction, or a ‘glitch’.
Not the kind of thing you want to see right before the same rocket is to launch the most expensive telescope ever built.
This should not be considered a 100% successful launch. The service life of both satellites will be shortened.
Orbit “correction” will use the on-board fuel that was slated for maneuvering and station keeping.
Not good, the Ariane 5 will launch NASA’s Webb telescope, you know “the telescope that ate astronomy”.
“planned orbits of 250 by 45,000 km with planned inclination of 3 degrees”
For such a low inclination, what’s the point of using such a highly elliptical orbit? It seems that a conventional geostationary orbit would have made more sense. Aren’t HEOs used to provide coverage in polar regions?
Diversity uber alles!