Ariane 44LP launches Loral's Orion 2

An Ariane 44LP launch vehicle orbited the Orion 2 communications satellite for Loral Space&Communications early yesterday, expanding the company's Skynet capacity over the Atlantic region. Liftoff of the big rocket, with two liquid-fuel and two solid-fuel strap-on boosters, came at 2:22 a.m. EDT...

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