Early morning successful liftoff for flight 168 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
Just after midnight an Ariane 5GS successfully lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The two solid boosters ignited 7 seconds after the start-up of the cryogenic main stage, providing the power needed to lift the heavy launcher off the pad. On board was a Syracuse 3A, built by Alcatel Alenia Space for the French Ministry of Defence and a Galaxy 15 communications satellite built by Orbital Sciences Corporation, USA, for the American company PanAmSat. Galaxy 15 is the 20th satellite to be launched by Ariane launchers for this satellite communications operator. Flight 168 was the 23rd Ariane 5 launch.
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