Hispasat 1E, Koreasat-6 Launched Aboard Ariane 5

摘要

Europe's Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Dec. 29 successfully placed two telecommunications satellites into orbit in a launch that, because it occurred before Jan. 1, will permit operator Arianespace to reduce its expected losses for 2010.rnIt was the sixth Ariane 5 liftoff for the year and the 41st consecutive success for the heavy-lift Ariane 5 vehicle, which is operated from Europe's Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.