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Intelsat celebrates double success with Ariane 5 launch


Intelsat celebrates double success with Ariane 5 launch Two U.S.-built Intelsat communications satellites destined for different missions fired into space from French Guiana just after sunset Wednesday, vaulting due east over the Atlantic Ocean before separating from their Ariane 5 launcher right on target in geostationary transfer orbit. Running 21 minutes late after a boat ventured into restricted waters in the Atlantic Ocean, the dual-payload mission took off at 2216:08 GMT (6:16 p.m. EDT; 7:16 p.m. French Guiana time) from the ELA-3 launch pad at the French-run Guiana Space Center quickly climbed into the sky atop 2.9 million pounds of thrust, then steered eastward and picked up speed.   More



(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 25)

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