Tag: Ariane 5
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket soars with Sky Muster, Arsat 2
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Photos: Ariane 5 on the eve of launch
A colorful sunset Tuesday created a dramatic backdrop to Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket, poised on its launch pad at the edge of the Amazon jungle for its 82nd mission. Flying for the fifth time this year, the expendable 18-story rocket will haul up the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 communications satellites for Australia and Argentina.…
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Satellites for Australia and Argentina ready for Ariane 5 launch
The Ariane 5 rocket with the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 satellites rolled out to the launch pad Tuesday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon Government enterprises in Australia and Argentina will get a boost Wednesday with the launch of an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana with two communications…
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ARSAT-2: Argentina consolidates as Latin American satellite leader
When Ariane 5 flight VA226 launches on September 30, the orbital slot for the 81 West geostationary position will finally get its long-term dweller that it has been promised for over 17 years. Riding along with the Sky Muster satellite, ARSAT-2 is the second geostationary satellite designed and manufactured in Argentina (and all of Latin America).…
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‘Big three’ nab commercial launch contracts
File photo of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX announced Monday two new Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket missions from Cape Canaveral, Arianespace said it cinched a contract to launch a Japanese TV broadcasting satellite, and International Launch Services revealed a deal to launch a Spanish telecommunications payload,…
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‘Big three’ nab commercial launch contracts
File photo of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX announced Monday two new Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket missions from Cape Canaveral, Arianespace said it cinched a contract to launch a Japanese TV broadcasting satellite, and International Launch Services revealed a deal to launch a Spanish telecommunications payload,…
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Ariane rocket’s 225th flight in pictures
The 81st flight of Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket delivered two satellites to geostationary orbit Thursday for Eutelsat and Intelsat, and these photos show the launcher taking off with nearly 3 million pounds of thrust. The launch marked the Ariane 5’s fourth flight of the year, and the 225th mission for Europe’s Ariane rocket family since…
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Eutelsat, Intelsat spacecraft deployed by Ariane 5
The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off at 2034 GMT (4:34 p.m. EDT) after a brief hold in the countdown. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron A hefty European-built satellite destined to broadcast high-definition television to the Middle East and a U.S.-made relay station programmed to serve Latin America and North Atlantic…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches TV broadcast satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the Eutelsat 8 West B and Intelsat 34 communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Ariane 5 conducts dual launch of Eutelsat 8 West B and Intelsat 34
Arianespace has conducted its fourth Ariane 5 mission of the year with the successful launch of two telecommunication satellites. Eutelsat 8 West B and Intelsat 34 rode uphill on the European workhorse, with the launch taking place from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 20:34 UTC after a short technical delay. Ariane 5…