Ariane 5 Orbits Two Telecommunications Satellites

Credit: VA236 liftoff: ESA-CNES-Arianespace
LYON, France—After a one-month closure of Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, due to labor strikes, Arianespace has successfully resumed launches. Mission VA236 on May 4 orbited two telecommunications satellites: SGDC for Visiona Tecnologia Espacial, on behalf of Brazilian operator Telebras...

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