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Photos: Ariane 5 hitched to tug for rollout to the launch pad
A day before blastoff with two Intelsat communications satellites, an Ariane 5 rocket rolled into position on its launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday behind a 540-horsepower Titan truck, and these close-up snapshots show technicians preparing for the journey.
Ariane 5 go for launch with all-American payload
Launch managers in French Guiana on Monday approved plans to loft two U.S.-built communications for Intelsat aboard an Ariane 5 rocket Wednesday.
Ariane 5 receives payloads for launch next week
Two U.S.-built Intelsat communications satellites have hitched on to an Ariane 5 rocket for launch from French Guiana next week, the first time the storied company has put two of its spacecraft on the same booster.
Ariane 6 rocket holding to schedule for 2020 maiden flight
Europe's top rocket contractor is pressing ahead with development of the Ariane 6 rocket, a versatile launcher with half the cost of Europe's current Ariane 5 booster, keeping the new vehicle on track for its 2020 debut.
Q&A with Alain Charmeau, CEO of Airbus Safran Launchers
Alain Charmeau took charge of Airbus Safran Launchers when it formed in 2015 from the merger of Airbus and Safran's rocket divisions, and his first major task is to spearhead development of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket set for a debut launch in 2020.
Intelsat confident in Ariane 5 to launch two critical satellites
Two Intelsat communications craft are in French Guiana getting configured for a dual-launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket Aug. 24, the first time the global satellite operator has put two of its payloads on the same booster.
VideoImagery of the Ariane 5’s blazing blastoff at sunset in the jungle
The Ariane 5 rocket's weekend launch from French Guiana set a weight record and produced stunning imagery as the powerful 180-foot-tall booster soared into space backdropped by the colorful orange hues of sunset on the edge of the Amazon jungle.
Ariane 5 rocket hoists record commercial payload into orbit
Two U.S.-built communications satellites for Dish Network television subscribers and Indonesian banking customers fired into orbit from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket Saturday, setting the record for the European launcher's heaviest commercial payload.
Photos: Ariane 5 on the launch pad for heavy-lift mission
An Ariane 5 rocket is counting down to a second launch attempt Saturday to carry two communications satellites into space for DISH Network and Indonesian banking customers, taking the heaviest payload ever launched into geostationary transfer orbit.
Mission events timeline for Ariane 5’s third flight of the year
A European Ariane 5 rocket will propel two communications satellites from a standstill to a speed of nearly 21,000 mph in 25 minutes during a launch Friday from French Guiana.