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A new launch for the rocket Ariane 5

Paris, France - To escort two communications satellites into orbit

Last July 6, at 1.20am (Cet) a rocket propeller Ariane 5 lifted off from the Kourou space center in the French Guyane to take two communications satellites - the international Stellat-5 and the Japanese N-Star-c - into orbit. Arianespace, the French aerospace industry which in 2001 suffered a loss of EUR 193m on a general turnover of EUR 807m, is going to carry out 6 more launches by the end of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 30748
Rome, Italy, 07/08/2002 13:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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