Ariane 5’s Latest Launch Helps Ariane 6 Development

Credit: Ariane 6: ESA
LYON, France—Europe’s heavy-lift rocket Ariane 5 yesterday placed two communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit, simultaneously equaling the Ariane 4’s success record and contributing to the development of the Ariane 6 by conducting an experiment mimicking the longer missions of...

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