Ariane rocket puts two satellites into orbit
KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - A heavy-lift Ariane-5 rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Friday putting into orbit two telecommunications satellites, space officials said.
The rocket was launched from Europe’s space base in Kourou, on the northeast coast of South America, at 7.29 p.m
High altitude winds meant the first launch attempt was scrapped on Thursday.
Billed by the Arianespace company as a cost effective launcher for large satellites, the rocket is capable of launching payloads of up to 10 metric tons. This adds more than three tons of capacity compared with the previous generation Ariane-5 in service since the mid-1990s.
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