Ariane 5 – First launch of 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 20:14
in Astronomy & Space
Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. Two auxiliary payloads were also launched during this mission.