Ariane 5 - First launch of 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009 - 14:28
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- 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.
