An Ariane 5 launched a 6,313-kg. (13,889-lb.) payload into orbit

An Ariane 5 launched a 6,313-kg. (13,889-lb.) payload into orbit last week, setting a commercial payload record. The mission--the fourth for the heavy-lift booster since it entered regular service a year ago and Arianespace's 10th of the year--orbited PanAmSat's PAS-1R, the Amsat Phase 3D amateur...

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