An Ariane 5 heavy lifter will launch the Arabsat 5C and 6B satellites, Arianespace announced. Arabsat, of Saudi Arabia, chose Arianespace to haul the Arabsat 5C satellite into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) in the third quarter of 2011. The Ariane 5 ECA will lift off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, South America. Arabsat 6B is scheduled to orbit in the second half of 2012. These two contracts are the 14th and 15th launch contracts that Arianespace has signed…
Ariane 5 Heavy Lifter To Orbit Arabsat 5C, 6B
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