{"id":12706,"date":"2020-01-18T18:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T10:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-ariane-5s-fiery-climb-to-space-from-french-guiana\/"},"modified":"2020-01-18T18:30:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T10:30:34","slug":"photos-ariane-5s-fiery-climb-to-space-from-french-guiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-ariane-5s-fiery-climb-to-space-from-french-guiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Ariane 5\u2019s fiery climb to space from French Guiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A European Ariane 5 rocket fired into a gloomy sky Thursday over French Guiana and streaked into space from the tropical launch base with 2.9 million pounds of thrust from two solid rocket boosters and a hydrogen-fueled Vulcain 2 main engine.<\/p>\n<p>Imagery released by Arianespace and CNES \u2014 operator of the Ariane 5 rocket and the Guiana Space Center, respectively \u2014 illustrate the fiery power of the Ariane 5 rocket.<\/p>\n<p>The nearly 180-foot-tall (54.8-meter) rocket lifted off at 6:05 p.m. French Guiana time (4:05 p.m. EST; 2105 GMT) on Jan. 16, about a half-hour before sunset at the remote jungle space base located on the northeastern shore of South America.<\/p>\n<p>The Ariane 5 delivered the Eutelsat Konnect and GSAT 30 communications satellites into orbit for Paris-based Eutelsat and the Indian Space Research Organization.<\/p>\n<p>A highlights video and spectacular still images from the Ariane 5 launch are posted below.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the mission.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lPx0MFsfDXw\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Video credit: Arianespace<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43012\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43012\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83641184_2864670313571298_3833103229000876032_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83641184_2864670313571298_3833103229000876032_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83641184_2864670313571298_3833103229000876032_o-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83641184_2864670313571298_3833103229000876032_o-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83641184_2864670313571298_3833103229000876032_o-678x488.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43013\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43013\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82170865_2864658256905837_4357961873388208128_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82170865_2864658256905837_4357961873388208128_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82170865_2864658256905837_4357961873388208128_o-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82170865_2864658256905837_4357961873388208128_o-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82170865_2864658256905837_4357961873388208128_o-678x489.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42946\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42946\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82621576_2863422703696059_493905214517018624_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82621576_2863422703696059_493905214517018624_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82621576_2863422703696059_493905214517018624_o-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82621576_2863422703696059_493905214517018624_o-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82621576_2863422703696059_493905214517018624_o-678x479.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43017\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43017\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82643921_2863422587029404_3758662988970590208_o-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82643921_2863422587029404_3758662988970590208_o-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82643921_2863422587029404_3758662988970590208_o-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82643921_2863422587029404_3758662988970590208_o-2-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82643921_2863422587029404_3758662988970590208_o-2-678x479.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43014\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43014\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82283598_2864657856905877_654915493970313216_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82283598_2864657856905877_654915493970313216_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82283598_2864657856905877_654915493970313216_o-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82283598_2864657856905877_654915493970313216_o-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82283598_2864657856905877_654915493970313216_o-678x489.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43015\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43015\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82214971_2864658140239182_2052917547702943744_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82214971_2864658140239182_2052917547702943744_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82214971_2864658140239182_2052917547702943744_o-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82214971_2864658140239182_2052917547702943744_o-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82214971_2864658140239182_2052917547702943744_o-678x489.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43018\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43018\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83523522_2864658416905821_9055749041068965888_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83523522_2864658416905821_9055749041068965888_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83523522_2864658416905821_9055749041068965888_o-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83523522_2864658416905821_9055749041068965888_o-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/83523522_2864658416905821_9055749041068965888_o-678x959.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43020\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43020\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82558761_2864659136905749_4067038303633801216_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82558761_2864659136905749_4067038303633801216_o.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82558761_2864659136905749_4067038303633801216_o-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82558761_2864659136905749_4067038303633801216_o-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82558761_2864659136905749_4067038303633801216_o-678x479.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43021\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43021\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82231246_2864658950239101_8235219706949140480_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82231246_2864658950239101_8235219706949140480_o.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82231246_2864658950239101_8235219706949140480_o-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82231246_2864658950239101_8235219706949140480_o-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/82231246_2864658950239101_8235219706949140480_o-678x959.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A European Ariane 5 rocket fired into a gloomy sky Thursday over French Guiana and streaked into space from the tropical launch base with 2.9 million pounds of thrust from two solid rocket boosters and a hydrogen-fueled Vulcain 2 main engine. Imagery released by Arianespace and CNES \u2014 operator of the Ariane 5 rocket and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1540,1634,498,252,2386,831,1424,2387],"class_list":["post-12706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ariane-5","tag-arianegroup","tag-arianespace","tag-broadband","tag-ela-3","tag-european-space-agency","tag-eutelsat","tag-eutelsat-konnect"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12706\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}