Atlas, Ariane orbit Japanese satellites

Two U.S.-built Japanese communications satellites were successfully launched into orbit within six hours of each other. The Hughes-built JCSAT-3 satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral at 8:53 p.m. EDT Monday evening aboard an Atlas IIAS rocket. The liftoff took place ten minutes behind schedule...

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