{"id":15429,"date":"2016-06-20T22:02:52","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/imagery-of-the-ariane-5s-blazing-blastoff-at-sunset-in-the-jungle\/"},"modified":"2016-06-20T22:02:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T14:02:52","slug":"imagery-of-the-ariane-5s-blazing-blastoff-at-sunset-in-the-jungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/imagery-of-the-ariane-5s-blazing-blastoff-at-sunset-in-the-jungle\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagery of the Ariane 5\u2019s blazing blastoff at sunset in the jungle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jlwlYdMFlKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Ariane 5 rocket\u2019s weekend launch from French Guiana set a weight record and produced stunning imagery as the powerful 180-foot-tall (55-meter) booster soared into space backdropped by the colorful orange hues of sunset on the edge of the Amazon jungle.<\/p>\n<p>Lifting off a few minutes before sunset Saturday at 6:38 p.m. local time (2138 GMT; 5:38 p.m. EDT), the Ariane 5 climbed through low clouds on top of 2.9 million pounds of thrust from its two solid rocket boosters and hydrogen-burning Vulcain 2 main engine.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket delivered the EchoStar 18 and BRIsat communications satellites to orbit for Dish Network\u2019s U.S. subscribers and Indonesian banking customers.<\/p>\n<p>It marked the 86th flight of an Ariane 5 rocket since 1996, and the European-built launcher\u2019s third mission of 2016.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16233\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16233\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-poster-ae.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG\" width=\"675\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-poster-ae.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-poster-ae-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16234\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16234\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/13465943_1125140224190991_3792832712406560132_n.jpg\" alt=\"ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"675\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/13465943_1125140224190991_3792832712406560132_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/13465943_1125140224190991_3792832712406560132_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16235\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16235 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage_Toucan_023-2.jpg\" alt=\"ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage_Toucan_023-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage_Toucan_023-2-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16236\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16236\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-3.jpg\" alt=\"ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-3.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-3-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-3-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16237\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16237\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage_Toucan_0321.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"675\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage_Toucan_0321.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage_Toucan_0321-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16238\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16238\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage-Pim-Poum_053.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"675\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage-Pim-Poum_053.jpg 594w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Decollage-Pim-Poum_053-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16239\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16239\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16239\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff_2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"675\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff_2.jpg 594w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff_2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16240\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16240\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16240\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"675\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-2.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/6-18-2016-VA230_liftoff-2-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/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>The Ariane 5 rocket\u2019s weekend launch from French Guiana set a weight record and produced stunning imagery as the powerful 180-foot-tall (55-meter) booster soared into space backdropped by the colorful orange hues of sunset on the edge of the Amazon jungle. Lifting off a few minutes before sunset Saturday at 6:38 p.m. local time (2138 [&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":[3262,1540,498,3673,3674,3675,3156,3676],"class_list":["post-15429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-airbus-safran-launchers","tag-ariane-5","tag-arianespace","tag-bank-rakyat-indonesia","tag-brisat","tag-dish-network","tag-echostar","tag-echostar-18"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15429"}],"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=15429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}