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On Friday, 18 April, Vinasat-1 was launched from the Guiana Space Center, in Kourou, at 6:17 p.m. EDT, with the help of an Ariane-5 ECA space rocket owned by Arianespace. The Vinasat-1 satellite was joined by the Brazil Star One C2 satellite, and both were placed into geostationary transfer orbits. According to the ... |
21 April 2008
10:51 GMT |
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The European Space Agency issued yesterday a press release stating that the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne has been approved by the Launch Readiness Review, and will lift off on 9 March at 05:03 CET from the Kourou Spaceport in the French Guiana. The ATV is a joint between the ESA, NASA and contractors CNES, ... |
6 March 2008
06:58 GMT |
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Yesterday, the European Space Agency tested the prototype of a new type of rocket motor, named P80, which was designed to propel the future small Vega launcher. The test took place at the Guiana Space Center, in Kourou, at 15:35 GMT. After ignition, the measurements revealed that, in a duration of 111 seconds, the P8... |
5 December 2007
09:01 GMT |
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