Ariane 5 launch contributes to Ariane 6 development
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 06:10
in Astronomy & Space
An Ariane 5 lifted off this morning to deliver telecom satellite Eutelsat-65 West A into its planned transfer orbit. Liftoff of flight VA229 occurred at 05:20 GMT (02:20 local time, 06:20 CET) from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.