Tag: AT&T
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Two commercial broadcast satellites launched on Ariane 5 rocket
An Ariane 5 rocket takes off Thursday night with AT&T’s T-16 and the Eutelsat 7C commercial communications satellites. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin A pair of television broadcast satellites for AT&T and Eutelsat rocketed into orbit Thursday evening, riding a European Ariane 5 launcher into space in a spectacular…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 successful in dual-payload launch from French Guiana
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the AT&T T-16 and Eutelsat 7C communication satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. Arianespace’s live video webcast will begin approximately 15 minutes before launch and will be available on this page.
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Ariane 5 rocket arrives at launch pad with two TV broadcast satellites
The Ariane 5 rocket arrives at the ELA-3 launch zone Wednesday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – JM Guillon A European-built Ariane 5 rocket rolled out to a launch pad in the South American jungle Wednesday with a pair of commercial television broadcast satellites for AT&T and Eutelsat, setting the stage for…
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Brazilian and Indonesian telecom satellites healthy after Ariane 5 launch
Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – OV A pair of commercial broadcast satellites on the way to parking spots high above Brazil and Indonesia are safely in orbit after blasting off Tuesday atop an Ariane 5 rocket. The powerful launcher, fitted with a hydrogen-fueled Vulcain 2 main engine and two side-mounted solid…
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Ariane 5 launcher set for sunset blastoff Tuesday
The Ariane 5 rocket reaches the launch pad in French Guiana on Monday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – G. Barbaste Two commercial communications satellites heading for orbits more than 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above Earth are scheduled for launch from a jungle launch facility in French Guiana at sunset Tuesday on…