Ariane 4 launches first Hughes HS 702 satellite for PanAmSat
Arianespace launched the first of Hughes' new line of HS 702 satellites Tuesday night, orbiting the big Galaxy XI communications platform aboard an Ariane 44L with four liquid-fuel strap-on boosters. Liftoff from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou came at 7:50 p.m. EST. The launch vehicle hit the...
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