ESA places U.S. satellite into orbit
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 12:56
in Astronomy & Space
KOUROU, French Guiana, July 2 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says it has placed the heaviest and most powerful telecommunications satellite ever launched into a geostationary transfer orbit.
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