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Arianespace to launch two Aussie telecommunication satellites
Sidney, Australia - The satellites will be launched from Europe's Kourou spaceport
Australian telecommunications carrier Optus has chosen Arianespace to orbit its D1 and D2 satellites. The satellites will be delivered into orbit by Ariane and Soyuz launchers from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guyana. Optus D1 will be launched by an Ariane 5 launcher at the end of 2005, while Optus D2 will be launched by the first Soyuz to lift off from the Guiana Space Centre in 2007....
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63211
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency