Ariane 5’s third launch of 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 17:00
in Astronomy & Space
An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off this evening from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, ST-2 and GSAT-8, into their planned transfer orbits. Flight VA202 was the third Ariane 5 launch of 2011.