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Photos: European rocket launched from South America
An Ariane 5 rocket launch Tuesday added four more navigation satellites to Europe's Galileo network with an on-target deployment following liftoff from a jungle spaceport on the northeastern coast of South America.
Four more Galileo navigation satellites ride Ariane 5 rocket into orbit
Unimpeded by rain showers and a dark gray blanket of low clouds, an Ariane 5 rocket thundered away from a European-run space base in the jungle of French Guiana Tuesday to place four Galileo navigation satellites in orbit, an on-target deployment that should improve the location accuracy of new smartphones around the world.
Live coverage: Ariane 5 blasts off with Galileo satellite quartet
Four European navigation satellites fastened on top of an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 1836:07 GMT (1:36:07 p.m. EST) Tuesday to propel the Galileo navigation network closer to global service. The Ariane 5's upper stage delivered the spacecraft to a circular orbit more than 14,000 miles above Earth around four hours after launch.
Photos: Ariane 5 rocket arrives at launch pad in French Guiana
Mounted on a mobile platform, a European Ariane 5 rocket followed dual rail tracks across the Guiana Space Center in South America on the way to its jungle launch complex Monday, a day before its scheduled blastoff with four satellites to expand Europe's independent navigation network.
Galileo navigation satellites buttoned up for launch on Ariane 5 rocket
Technicians working in the jungle of French Guiana have installed four new European Galileo navigation satellites on top of their Ariane 5 launcher, and filled the rocket's upper stage with storable liquid propellants for liftoff Tuesday.
Photos: Vega rocket lifts off with Moroccan satellite
A European Vega rocket took off Tuesday from a tropical launch pad in South America with Mohammed VI-A, a Moroccan spy satellite built in France.
Morocco’s first high-resolution surveillance satellite launched aboard Vega rocket
A reconnaissance satellite built in secrecy in France for the Moroccan government launched Tuesday on top of a Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in South America.
Live coverage: Arianespace launches its 10th mission of the year
A European Vega rocket lifted off Tuesday from the Guiana Space Center on the northern shoreline of South America with a high-resolution reconnaissance satellite for the Moroccan government. Launch occurred at 8:42:31 p.m. EST Tuesday (0142:31 GMT Wednesday) from Kourou, French Guiana.
Arianespace wins launch contracts from Inmarsat, Embratel Star One
The London-based mobile telecom provider Inmarsat and the Brazilian satellite operator Embratel Star One have selected Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket to launch two spacecraft from French Guiana in 2019.
Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket fires into space with two commercial satellites
More than three weeks after a faulty electrical component halted a countdown moments before liftoff, an Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from French Guiana on Friday with two commercial communications satellites. Launch occurred at 2156 GMT (5:56 p.m. EDT).