{"id":14601,"date":"2017-05-21T17:53:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T09:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-soyuz-rocket-climbs-into-space-with-ses-15\/"},"modified":"2017-05-21T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T09:53:06","slug":"photos-soyuz-rocket-climbs-into-space-with-ses-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-soyuz-rocket-climbs-into-space-with-ses-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Soyuz rocket climbs into space with SES 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Soyuz rocket took off from French Guiana on Thursday with the SES 15 communications satellite, a craft heading for an orbit more than 22,000 miles over the equator to provide airborne wifi and aeronautical navigation services over the United States.<\/p>\n

The 151-foot-tall (46-meter) rocket, topped with a Fregat upper stage, lifted off at 1154:53 GMT (7:54:53 a.m. EDT; 8:54:53 a.m. French Guiana time) from a launch pad at the Guiana Space Center on the northeastern shore of South America.<\/p>\n

The Russian-made rocket delivered SES 15 to its intended orbit more than five hours later, releasing the Boeing-made satellite to begin maneuvering into its final operational position with electric xenon-ion thrusters.<\/p>\n

The successful launch was the fifth flight by Arianespace this year, and the 17th time a Soyuz rocket has blasted off from South America.<\/p>\n

Read our full story on the mission.<\/p>\n

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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 H. Rouffie de Francisci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 G. Barbaste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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