Ariane 4 launches Echostar II direct-broadcast satellite
An Ariane 42P booster carried the U.S. Echostar II direct-broadcast satellite to its geostationary transfer orbit Tuesday, increasing the capacity of the Colorado-based company's DISH Network satellite television service by more than 100 channels. Liftoff from Kourou, French Guiana, of the Ariane 4...
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