An Arianespace Ariane 5
An Arianespace Ariane 5 launched the heaviest commercial telecommunications satellite in history on July 17 from the Kourou, French Guiana, launch center. Telesat's Anik F2 spacecraft was placed in a transfer orbit en route to its operational geostationary position at 111 deg. W. Long. The 13,118-lb...
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