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  • Ariane 5 rocket to boost satellites for Latin America

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    The Ariane 5 rocket sits on the ELA-3 launch pad Wednesday evening. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron Two telecommunications satellite for Latin America are counting down to liftoff Thursday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana. The powerful 18-story launcher is set to ignite its hydrogen-fueled Vulcain 2 main…

  • Two satellites for Latin America launched by Ariane 5

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    The Ariane 5 rocket sits on the ELA-3 launch pad Wednesday evening. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin An Ariane 5 launcher fired into space Thursday from French Guiana, hauling two commercial satellites destined to broadcast television to Latin America for Intelsat, DirecTV and Argentina’s national telecom company. Heading for orbits…