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Ariane-5 puts into orbit the largest telecommunications satellite ever
Kourou, French Guiana - From Kourou spaceport in French Guiana
The European Space Agency (ESA) yesterday evening, from Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana, launched an Ariane 5 ECA launcher on its mission to place the heaviest and most powerful telecommunications satellite ever launched, TerreStar-1. After taking off at 5:52 pm GMT, the spacecraft reached its geostationary transfer orbit at 35,786 km of altitude about 26 minutes after lift-off. TerreStar-1 will...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1106626
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency