Tag: Arianespace
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Launch campaign begins for Europe’s trailblazing gravity probe
ESA’s LISA Pathfinder spacecraft is seen inside IABG’s test center near Munich on Aug. 31. Credit: ESA–P. Sebirot, 2015 A compact European space probe, already fitted with a propulsive boost stage to send it a million miles from Earth, has arrived at its French Guiana launch base for liftoff in early December aboard a solid-fueled…
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Ariane launch aids Australian and Argentine satellite initiatives
The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off at 5:30 p.m. French Guiana time (2030 GMT; 4:30 p.m. EDT) Friday with the Sky Muster and Arsat 2 telecom satellites. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon A European Ariane 5 rocket fired into a clear blue sky over French Guiana on Wednesday, delivering…
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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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‘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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Photos: Soyuz blasts off from the jungle
A late-night liftoff Thursday lit up the forested shoreline of South America as a Russian-made Soyuz rocket streaked into orbit with two new satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system. The 15-story rocket launched at 0208:10 GMT Friday (10:08:10 p.m. EDT; 11:08:10 p.m. local time) from the Guiana Space Center, adding the ninth and 10th satellites…
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Launch brings Galileo navigation system into double digits
A Soyuz rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 0208:10 GMT Friday (10:08:10 p.m. EDT) with Europe’s next two Galileo navigation satellites. Credit: ESA–Manuel Pedoussaut, 2015 A Russian rocket released two Galileo navigation satellites nearly 15,000 miles above Earth early Friday, adding to a growing fleet giving Europe an independent space-based positioning system tracking automobiles,…
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Live coverage: Soyuz launches to expand Europe’s navigation system
Video provided by Arianespace Mission Status Center Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana with two Galileo navigation satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.