Ariane 5 lifts off with ASTRA 5B and Amazonas 4ABY STEPHEN CLARKSPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: March 23, 2014
Kicking off a busy sequence of launches from the Europe's spaceport in the jungle of French Guiana, an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off Saturday and put two satellites in perfect orbits to expand direct-to-home television programming in Eastern Europe and broadcast football matches at this summer's World Cup in Brazil.
Photo credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace - Photo Optique Video du CSG Photo credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace - Photo Optique Video du CSG - S. Martin Photo credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace - Photo Optique Video du CSG - S. Martin |
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