{"id":16359,"date":"2015-04-28T22:52:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-telecom-satellites-blast-off-from-the-jungle\/"},"modified":"2015-04-28T22:52:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:52:47","slug":"photos-telecom-satellites-blast-off-from-the-jungle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-telecom-satellites-blast-off-from-the-jungle\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Telecom satellites blast off from the jungle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look back on Sunday\u2019s launch of an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe\u2019s jungle spaceport in French Guiana with two communications satellites for a commercial Norwegian telecom operator and Franco-Italian military authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-story Ariane 5 rocket blasted off at 2000 GMT (4 p.m. EDT; 5 p.m. local time) from the Guiana Space Center with the Thor 7 and Sicral 2 communications satellites.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sCrD3f0Mfmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6074\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6074\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/va222_1.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG\" width=\"620\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/va222_1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/va222_1-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/va222_1-768x1086.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/va222_1-724x1024.jpeg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6075\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6075\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11180317_908151585889857_6782235543065267679_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG - P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11180317_908151585889857_6782235543065267679_n.jpg 839w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11180317_908151585889857_6782235543065267679_n-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11180317_908151585889857_6782235543065267679_n-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6076\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6076\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_047.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG - S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_047.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_047-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6077\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6077\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11130106_908151485889867_1577019388866032392_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG - P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11130106_908151485889867_1577019388866032392_n.jpg 836w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11130106_908151485889867_1577019388866032392_n-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11130106_908151485889867_1577019388866032392_n-768x547.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6078\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6078\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG - S. Martin\" width=\"621\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_018-1.jpg 841w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_018-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_018-1-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6079\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6079\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11033763_908151502556532_5461113213947801595_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG - P. Piron\" width=\"620\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11033763_908151502556532_5461113213947801595_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11033763_908151502556532_5461113213947801595_n-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Piron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6080\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6080\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_0671.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG - S. Martin\" width=\"620\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_0671.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Decollage-Toucan_0671-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 S. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6081\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6081\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11204863_908151499223199_7792651311569773323_n.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG - P. Baudon\" width=\"620\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11204863_908151499223199_7792651311569773323_n.jpg 595w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/11204863_908151499223199_7792651311569773323_n-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: ESA\/CNES\/Arianespace \u2013 Optique Video du CSG \u2013 P. Baudon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look back on Sunday\u2019s launch of an Ariane 5 rocket from Europe\u2019s jungle spaceport in French Guiana with two communications satellites for a commercial Norwegian telecom operator and Franco-Italian military authorities. 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