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January 15, 2026

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Last Ariane 5 flight of the year cleared for launch

December 19, 2016 Stephen Clark

Arianespace officials have approved the rollout and launch of the final Ariane 5 flight of the year, set to blast off Wednesday from French Guiana to haul Brazilian and Japanese communications stations toward their orbital perches more than 22,000 miles above the equator.

Ariane 5 moved to launch zone with powerhouse Eutelsat satellite

March 7, 2016 Stephen Clark

An Ariane 5 rocket topped by a heavyweight communications satellite for Eutelsat emerged from its hangar in French Guiana on Monday for a railroad ride to a nearby launch pad for final flight preps.

Chinese-Brazilian Earth observation satellite launched

December 7, 2014 Stephen Clark

An Earth-watching satellite developed by China and Brazil lifted off on a Long March 4B rocket, replacing an environmental craft lost in a launch mishap last year.