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Ariane 5: in few hours the decisive launch

Kourou,French Guyana - Another failure would put in risk the future of the program

Everything is set for the launch, from the cosmodrome of Kourou, of Arianes 5 that will carry in orbit an Indian satellite for telecommunicationses and meteorology duties and one American to provide satellite broadband. The mission has been scheduled for 19:50 local time (22:50 GMT) and there is much trepidation for what can be considered a decisive launch for the future of Ariane 5. Indeed while...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 43715
Rome, Italy, 04/08/2003 17:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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