{"id":13670,"date":"2018-07-30T20:46:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T12:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-ariane-5-blasts-off-with-galileo-satellites\/"},"modified":"2018-07-30T20:46:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T12:46:34","slug":"photos-ariane-5-blasts-off-with-galileo-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-ariane-5-blasts-off-with-galileo-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Ariane 5 blasts off with Galileo satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nbr6a8ajQUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Look back on last week\u2019s blastoff of an Ariane 5 rocket from the edge of the Amazon jungle in French Guiana carrying four Galileo navigation satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The rare morning Ariane 5 launch occurred at 8:25:01 a.m. French Guiana time Wednesday, July 25 (1125:01 GMT; 7:25:01 a.m. EDT).<\/p>\n<p>The flight marked the final launch of the Ariane 5 ES configuration, a rarely-used variant of Europe\u2019s workhorse rocket featuring a storable propellant upper stage powered by an Aestus engine. The Ariane 5 ES rocket flew eight times since 2008, boosting the European Space Agency\u2019s five automated supply ships to the International Space Station, and carrying three sets of four Galileo navigation satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s launch was the 99th flight of an Ariane 5 rocket, and the third Ariane 5 mission this year. It was also the 298th Arianespace mission since the company\u2019s founding in 1980, a record that includes flights by the Ariane rocket family, plus Arianespace-managed missions by Soyuz and Vega rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1023350101614493701&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2018%2F07%2F30%2Fphotos-ariane-5-blasts-off-with-galileo-satellites%2F&amp;sessionId=093b3c1abc1c888b288012a100652d027cf6132b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782699753763885947=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our launcher\u2026the last Ariane 5 ES\u2026.in slow-mo\u2026.#VA244 #Galileo #ESA pic.twitter.com\/1tADht46Gi<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DutchSpace (@DutchSpace) July 28, 2018<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33625\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33625\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/37749326_1931408633564142_6042800122528530432_o-678x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/37749326_1931408633564142_6042800122528530432_o-678x481.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/37749326_1931408633564142_6042800122528530432_o-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/37749326_1931408633564142_6042800122528530432_o-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/37749326_1931408633564142_6042800122528530432_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 Service Optique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33677\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33677\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo2c-lg-678x936.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo2c-lg.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo2c-lg-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33678\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33678\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo3-lg-678x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo3-lg-678x481.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo3-lg-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo3-lg-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo3-lg.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33679\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33679\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo4-lg-678x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo4-lg-678x481.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo4-lg-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo4-lg-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7-26-2018-VA244-photo4-lg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/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>Look back on last week\u2019s blastoff of an Ariane 5 rocket from the edge of the Amazon jungle in French Guiana carrying four Galileo navigation satellites into orbit. The rare morning Ariane 5 launch occurred at 8:25:01 a.m. French Guiana time Wednesday, July 25 (1125:01 GMT; 7:25:01 a.m. EDT). 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