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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Payload: WildBlue 1 & AMC 18
Date: Dec. 8, 2006
Window: 2208-2251 GMT (5:08-5:51 p.m. EST)
Site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana




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BY JUSTIN RAY

Follow the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying the WildBlue 1 and AMC 18 communications spacecraft. Reload this page for the latest on the mission.