{"id":16175,"date":"2015-07-19T01:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-ariane-5-rocket-blazes-into-orbit\/"},"modified":"2015-07-19T01:00:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T17:00:04","slug":"photos-ariane-5-rocket-blazes-into-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-ariane-5-rocket-blazes-into-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Ariane 5 rocket blazes into orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful Ariane 5 rocket soared into space with a European weather satellite and Brazilian telecom platform this week, lighting up its remote French Guiana spaceport carved out of the jungle on the northern coast of South America.<\/p>\n<p>The 179-foot-tall rocket lifted off at 2142 GMT (5:42 p.m. EDT; 6:42 p.m. French Guiana time), a few minutes before sunset at the tropical launch base.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7835\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7835\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-est_016.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-est_016.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-est_016-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-est_016-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7836\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7836\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-sud_057.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-sud_057.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-sud_057-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-shelter-sud_057-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7837\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7837\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-pied-chateau-deau_010.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-pied-chateau-deau_010.jpg 842w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-pied-chateau-deau_010-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-pied-chateau-deau_010-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7838\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7838\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-savane_0251.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"620\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-savane_0251.jpg 597w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-savane_0251-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7840\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7840\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Decollage-Toucan_05221.jpg\" alt=\"ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"620\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Decollage-Toucan_05221.jpg 597w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Decollage-Toucan_05221-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7841\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7841\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-Roche-elisabeth_022.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin\" width=\"620\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-Roche-elisabeth_022.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/decollage-Roche-elisabeth_022-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email&nbsp;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 powerful Ariane 5 rocket soared into space with a European weather satellite and Brazilian telecom platform this week, lighting up its remote French Guiana spaceport carved out of the jungle on the northern coast of South America. 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