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Launches resume in French Guiana with dual-payload Ariane 5 flight
Running more than six weeks late after social unrest in French Guiana forced the closure of Europe's launch base there, a commercial Ariane 5 rocket took off Thursday just after sunset with a pair of communications satellites manufactured in France for owners in Brazil and South Korea.
Photos: Ariane 5 launcher on the eve of liftoff
A European Ariane 5 rocket sat poised for liftoff on a tropical launch pad Thursday nestled in the edge of the Amazon rainforest of South America.
Live coverage: Ariane 5 blasts off after short delay
An Ariane 5 rocket launched from French Guiana at 2150 GMT (5:50 p.m. EDT) Thursday with a pair of European-built communications satellites for the Brazilian government and KTsat, a South Korean telecom operator. Liftoff was delayed more than one hour to resolve a problem with ground equipment.
Timeline for Ariane 5’s launch of SGDC and Koreasat 7
Two European-made communications satellites destined to serve the Brazilian government and commercial customers across Asia are set to ride an Ariane 5 rocket into orbit Thursday.
Ariane 5 rocket rolled to launch pad with satellites for Brazil, South Korea
A month-and-a-half after a general strike in French Guiana halted launch preparations, an Ariane 5 rocket arrived at its launch pad Wednesday on the northeastern coast of South America, a day before hauling two communications satellites into orbit for the Brazilian government and a South Korean company.
Operations resume at European-run launch base in French Guiana
Ground crews returned to work Monday at the Guiana Space Center, a European-run spaceport on the northeastern shore of South America, after protests and a general strike across French Guiana interrupted launch operations for five weeks.
Launches from Kourou temporarily suspended by social unrest
The launch an Ariane 5 rocket with Brazilian and Korean communications satellites that was set for this week has been postponed indefinitely after protesters blocked access to the French Guiana spaceport.
Ariane 5 launch pushed back to Wednesday by labor strikes in Kourou
A work stoppage at the Ariane 5 rocket's launch base in South America prevented rollout of the booster to the launch pad Monday, pushing back the liftoff of two communications satellites for Brazil and South Korea until at least Wednesday.