On Friday evening, May 21, 2010 Arianespace placed two communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: the ASTRA 3B commercial communications satellite for the Luxembourg-based operator SES ASTRA, and the COMSATBw-2 military communications satellite built by Astrium for the German Ministry of Defense. It was the 50th space launch of the Ariane V booster and the 36th consecutive launch without booster mishap. More from the BBC.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Ariane 5 Makes 50th Space Launch
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