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February 08, 2013

Ariane 5 delivers record payload off back-to-back launches this week
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 08, 2013
On Thursday, February 7, 2013, Arianespace successfully carried out the 54th Ariane 5 launch in a row, orbiting two telecommunications satellites: Amazonas-3 for Spanish operator Hispasat, and Azerspace/Africasat-1a for the Azerbaijani operator Azercosmos 0JSC and the Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies. First Ariane 5 launch of 2013 and a new record Today's successful mission, the 54th in a row for the European launcher, once again proves the reliability and a ... read more

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