{"id":15755,"date":"2016-01-28T19:48:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T11:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-ariane-5-climbs-away-from-jungle-launch-pad\/"},"modified":"2016-01-28T19:48:45","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T11:48:45","slug":"photos-ariane-5-climbs-away-from-jungle-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-ariane-5-climbs-away-from-jungle-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Ariane 5 climbs away from jungle launch pad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5R0QWbN6ykc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A European Ariane 5 rocket took off on its first flight of the year Wednesday with a new-generation communications satellite for Intelsat, lighting up the sky over its French Guiana launch base as it arced over the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The 180-foot-tall (55-meter) rocket launched at 2320 GMT (6:20 p.m. EST) Wednesday from the ELA-3 launch zone at the Guiana Space Center, where it was 8:20 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p>The liftoff marked the first of up to eight Ariane 5 missions scheduled for 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The launcher\u2019s upper stage successfully deployed the Intelsat 29e satellite into orbit about 30 minutes after liftoff, raising the Ariane 5\u2019s success streak to 70 consecutive missions.<\/p>\n<p>See our full story for details.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12275\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12275\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/armee.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Arm\u00e9e de l'Air\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/armee.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/armee-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/armee-768x511.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: A. Jeuland \/ Arm\u00e9e de l\u2019Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12276\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12276\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_082-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon\" width=\"621\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_082-2.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_082-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_082-2-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12277\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12277\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-toucan_018-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-toucan_018-2.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-toucan_018-2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12278\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12278\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_008.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon\" width=\"621\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_008.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_008-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12279\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12279\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_051.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon\" width=\"620\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_051.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_051-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_051-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12280\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12280\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_063.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon\" width=\"620\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_063.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_063-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage_063-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 JM Guillon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12281\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12281\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-IBIS_024-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-IBIS_024-2.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-IBIS_024-2-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-IBIS_024-2-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12282\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12282\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-toucan_063.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron\" width=\"621\" height=\"879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-toucan_063.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Decollage-toucan_063-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Photo Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12284\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12284\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/12592483_1028551660541076_8531199881697241444_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Forces Arm\u00e9es en Guyane\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/12592483_1028551660541076_8531199881697241444_n-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/12592483_1028551660541076_8531199881697241444_n-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/12592483_1028551660541076_8531199881697241444_n-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Thomas D. \/ Forces Arm\u00e9es en Guyane<\/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 took off on its first flight of the year Wednesday with a new-generation communications satellite for Intelsat, lighting up the sky over its French Guiana launch base as it arced over the Atlantic Ocean. The 180-foot-tall (55-meter) rocket launched at 2320 GMT (6:20 p.m. EST) Wednesday from the ELA-3 launch [&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":[3262,1540,498,670,2386,1773,1255,2576],"class_list":["post-15755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-airbus-safran-launchers","tag-ariane-5","tag-arianespace","tag-boeing","tag-ela-3","tag-guiana-space-center","tag-intelsat","tag-intelsat-29e"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15755"}],"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=15755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}