Ariane 5 lifts four satellites in launch-weight record
A European Ariane 5 rocket orbited PanAmSat's PAS-1R and three smaller satellites Wednesday, setting a launch-weight record for commercial launches. Liftoff from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou came at 8:07 p.m. EST, and the four satellites reached orbit about 30 minutes later. At liftoff the...
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