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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 04:22 PM
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Fourth flight for biggest Ariane (BBC)
Europe's most powerful rocket - the Ariane 5-ECA - has launched two satellites from French Guiana.

It lifted off from Kourou spaceport at 1932 local time (2232 GMT), carrying satellites for the Spanish defence ministry and a French telecoms company.

The launch marked the Ariane 5's first flight this year and only the fourth for the 780-tonne heavy-lift version.

The ECA has the power to push 10,000kg of payload towards geostationary orbit, 36,000km above the Earth.



more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4737186.stm
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tocqueville Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 02:25 PM
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1. I am waiting for the lift of the ATV
should happen this spring.
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