Arianespace delayed the scheduled Feb. 24 launch of Hisdesat‘s Spainsat and Eutelsat‘s Hot Bird 7A aboard an Ariane 5 rocket at the request of one of the satellite manufacturers, Arianespace announced. The mission was postponed at the request of Hot Bird 7A manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space, which wanted to verify a telemetry circuit, Arianespace said.