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Live coverage: Ariane 5 lifts off on its first Galileo launch
An Ariane 5 rocket took off on a rare morning launch Thursday with four Galileo navigation satellites, the heavy-lifter's first flight in support of the European positioning and timing fleet. Liftoff from French Guiana occurred at 1306 GMT (8:06 a.m. EST).
Photos: Ariane 5 on its jungle launch pad with navigation payloads
Take a walk around the Ariane 5 launch pad in French Guiana after the 16-story rocket arrived at the complex for liftoff Thursday with four European Galileo navigation satellites.
Photos: Ariane 5’s trek to the launch pad for Galileo launch
An Ariane 5 rocket rolled out to its tropical launch pad in French Guiana this week leading up to Thursday's launch of four Galileo navigation satellites for the European Commission.
VideoEurope’s navigation network turns to Ariane 5 for heavy-lifting
Four satellites fastened to the top of an Ariane 5 rocket will grow Europe's space-based Galileo navigation network Thursday morning with a launch from the South American jungle.
Galileo navigation satellites mounted atop Ariane 5 for launch next week
An Ariane 5 launcher uniquely modified to loft four of Europe's Galileo navigation satellites on one flight has received its payload for liftoff next week in French Guiana.
VideoPhotos: Australian, Indian telecom satellites take off on Ariane 5
A late afternoon launch from French Guiana on Wednesday sent two communications satellites into orbit aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket for the Australian and Indian governments, and imagery recorded the powerful booster blasting off into a clear sky over the tropical space base.
Ariane 5 goes on test run after launching two satellites
An Ariane 5 rocket lifted two communications satellites to space Wednesday to connect rural Australians with the rest of the world through high-speed Internet and extend television and data services over India, then completed experiments in orbit aimed at helping designers craft Europe's next-generation launcher.
Photos: Ariane 5 rocket arrives on the launch pad
Riding on a mobile launch platform, an Ariane 5 rocket made the 1.7-mile trip from its final assembly building to the ELA-3 launch zone in Kourou, French Guiana, on Monday morning, one day before its blastoff on a commercial mission with Australian and Indian communications satellites.
Timeline for Ariane 5’s launch of Sky Muster 2 and GSAT 18
A communications satellite to broadcast high-speed Internet to remote parts of Australia and a new platform to beam television and multimedia programming across India are fastened to the top of an Ariane 5 rocket for launch Wednesday.
Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket deploys satellites for Australia, India
Topped with Australian and Indian communications satellites, an Ariane 5 rocket successfully flew into orbit from the jungle of French Guiana on Wednesday. Liftoff occurred at 2030 GMT (4:30 p.m. EDT).