Ariane 5 Flawlessly Launches Two Satellites In GTO

Credit: Ariane 5: ESA-CNES-Arianespace
LYON, France —After the mishap that caused two satellites to be injected into a wrong orbit in January, the Ariane 5 launcher on April 5 started rebuilding its reputation for near-perfect reliability with the successful launch of two spacecraft. DSN-1/Superbird-8 was launched into geostationary...

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