Optus D1 Launched from Kourou Aboard Ariane 5
The Optus D1 and DirecTV 9S communications satellites were successfully dual-launched by an Ariane 5 rocket on Oct. 13 at approximately 4:56 p.m. EDT, the fourth launch this year for the Ariane 5 from Arianespace's facility in Kourou, French Guiana. Built by Orbital Sciences Corp. for Optus Networks...
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