Arianespace have launched their six mission of the year via the latest flight of the Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle. The workhorse is carrying the NSS 12 and THOR-6 telecommunication satellites into orbit from the European Spaceport in in French Guiana. Lift-off was on schedule at the start of a 100 minute launch window that opened at [...]
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Arianespace have launched their fifth mission of the year via their latest flight of the Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle. The workhorse launched with the Amazonas 2 and COMSATBw-1 satellites, with lift-off on schedule at the start of a 71 minutes launch window that opened at 6:59 pm local time in French Guiana (5:59 Eastern [...]
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Arianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle lifted-off with two space two telecommunication satellites – JCSAT-12 and Optus D3 – on Friday, and successfully placed them into their transfer orbit, following launch from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, at the start of a 60 minute launch window that opened at 6:09pm Eastern.
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Arianespace were back in action on Wednesday, with the launch of their Ariane 5 ECA and a single passenger, the TerreStar-1 communications satellite. Launch from the European Spaceport in French Guiana was delayed by a storm that passed over the center, and several technical issues, before launching at 17:52 GMT.
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Arianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has lifted off to place two space telescopes into orbit on Thursday, launching from the European Spaceport in French Guiana at 13:12 GMT. The dual launch marks the opening lifespan of the Herschel and Planck observatories, which has a price tag of 1.9 billion Euros.
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An Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle has launched for the sixth and final time in 2008, lofting the HOT BIRD 9 and W2M telecommunication satellites into orbit from Kourou, French Guiana.
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