An Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket will rise Saturday, Dec. 20, from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America, to orbit two satellites, Arianespace announced. That Ariane 5 will loft the Hot Bird and W2M satellites. Hot Bird, which will serve the European Eutelsat telecommunications firm, was installed on the Ariane 5 SYLDA satellite dispenser, with the W2M going on the central core stage. Finally, the payload fairing and Hot Bird will be installed, and the entire system will…
Ariane 5 Set For Launch Dec. 20 To Orbit Two Satellites
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