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Ariane 5 puts 2 communication satellites into orbit

RIA Novosti

03:42 30/12/2010

MOSCOW, December 30 (RIA Novosti) - The Ariane 5 carrier rocket launched from the Kourou space center in French Guiana has delivered its dual-satellite payload into orbit, the Arianespace satellite launch firm said.

The carrier rocket carrying Spane's Hispasat 1E and South Korea's Koreasat 6 satellites blasted off from Kourou at 18:27 local time (17:27 GMT).

The launch was initially scheduled for December 21, but was delayed twice: first for December 28 because of a client's request to carry out an additional check-up of a satellite, and then for Thursday because of bed weather.

Thursday's blastoff was the sixth and the last launch scheduled for this year.



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