Ariane 44P orbits first Intelsat 801 platform in Friday launch

A European Ariane 44P launch vehicle orbited the first Intelsat 801 telecommunications platform in a launch Friday delayed one day by poor weather at the European launch center at Kourou, French Guiana. Liftoff of the rocket and its 3,420-kilogram payload came at 8:07 p.m. EST Friday, placing the...

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