Nighttime Ariane 5 Mission Orbits Four Spacecraft

Four spacecraft — two civilian communications birds and two military microsats — are in checkout today after the first Ariane 5 mission of the year Feb. 12. Liftoff of the Ariane 5 ECA from the European launch site near Kourou, French Guiana, came when the launch window opened at 5:09 p.m. EST. It...

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