Skynet 5 launch postponed due to Ariane 5 issue
SKYNET POSTPONED: Arianespace is deferring the launch of the U.K.'s second new-generation Skynet 5 military communications satellite while engineers grapple with an unspecified equipment fault on the satellite's Ariane 5 booster. No new launch date has yet been set. Skynet 5B, built by EADS Astrium...
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