Ariane lifts Galaxy XR for PanAmSat in night flight from Kourou

An Ariane 42L rocket carried PanAmSat's Galaxy XR to orbit Monday night, setting the stage for the private satellite operator to add a fifth spacecraft to its U.S. domestic cable television "neighborhood." Liftoff of the European rocket, helped aloft by two strap-on liquid-fuel boosters, came at 8...

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