An Ariane 5 booster has launched a Eutelsat telecom satellite and Eumetsat's geostationary weather spacecraft, MSG-1

An Ariane 5 booster has launched a Eutelsat telecom satellite and Eumetsat's first second-generation geostationary weather spacecraft, MSG-1. The Eutelsat unit, Atlantic Bird 1, will provide Ku-band TV, telecom and Internet coverage in Europe and the Eastern seaboard of the Americas. Manufacturer...

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