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Ariane 5 ECA orbits Satmex 6 and Thaicom 5

On Saturday evening, May 27, Arianespace placed two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: Satmex 6 for the Mexican operator Satélites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V., and Thaicom 5 for the Thai ...
SpaceNews

Ariane 5 ECA enters the record books again with a heavyweight performance

Arianespace’s successful Ariane 5 ECA mission tonight marked a new record for commercial launchers, lofting a heavyweight dual satellite payload weighing more than 8,000 kg. Lifting off from the ELA-3 ...
SpaceRef

ESA TV coverage of Ariane 5 ECA – V164 launch

Ariane flight V164 is scheduled for launch on Saturday 12 February from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The launch window opens at 19:49 GMT and closes at 21:10 GMT. This is the second launch of ...
Spaceflight Now

New Ariane 5 fails

Arianespace was hit by a massive setback Wednesday night when the upgraded Ariane 5 rocket failed minutes into its debut flight, plummeting into the Atlantic Ocean with two communications satellites ...
Flightglobal

Success for Ariane 5

Launch: Arianespace successfully launched India's Insat 3A and PanAmSat's Galaxy 12 communications satellites last week using an Ariane 5G, restoring some of the confidence lost when the enhanced ...