An Ariane 4 booster has successfully orbited the Eutelsat W1 communications satellite

An Ariane 4 booster has successfully orbited the Eutelsat W1 communications satellite, the first in three launches planned for this month. The Astra 2B and GE 7 telecom spacecraft are scheduled to be lifted into orbit by an Ariane 5 on Sept. 14, followed on Sept. 27 by EuropeStar-1 on an Ariane 4...

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