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Hylas-1 satellite readied for launch from Europe’s Spaceport

Cayenne , French Guiana - It will leave on 25 November

The Hylas-1 telecommunications satellite has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Its next journey will be to space, on an Ariane 5 launcher towards its operational orbit nearly 36 000 km up. The Antonov An-124 cargo jetliner bringing Hylas-1 from Bangalore, India, touched down at Rochambeau airport near the capital Cayenne late in the evening of 11 October. The satellite was then m...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1122085
Rome, Italy, 10/21/2010 20:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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