Turkish satellite in orbit to link Europe and Asia

A month after concerns over the payload kept it grounded, an Ariane 44P thundered into orbit Wednesday evening from its jungle launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana, with the Turkish communications satellite Eurasiasat 1. Flight 137 roared off the pad on time at 5:09 p.m. EST as the first commercial...

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