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Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA
Payload: ASTRA 1L & Galaxy 17
Date: May 4, 2007
Window: 2229-2313 GMT (6:29-7:13 p.m. EDT)
Site: ELA-3, Kourou, French Guiana
Broadcast: Galaxy 3, Transponder 22, C-Band




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BY JUSTIN RAY

Follow the launch of Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket carrying the ASTRA 1L and Galaxy 17 communications spacecraft. Reload this page for the latest on the mission.