Ariane 5 - Fifth launch of 2008

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Ariane 5 makes an on-time liftoff from Europes Spaceport ELA-3 launch zone as it begins the successful mission to orbit Superbird-7 and AMC-21. This wide-angle view also shows a portion of the assembly and integration area for Ariane 5 which is partl ...
Ariane 5 makes an on-time liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport ELA-3 launch zone as it begins the successful mission to orbit Superbird-7 and AMC-21. This wide-angle view also shows a portion of the assembly and integration area for Ariane 5, which is partly visible in the foreground at right. Credits: ©2008 - ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE/Activité Photo Optique Video CSG
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Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits.


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