Final Flight Of Ariane 5 Places Two Satellites Into Orbit

Irene Klotz July 06, 2023
ariane 5 launch July 5
Credit: Jody Amiet/AFP/Getty
Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket closed out 27 years of operations with the successful deployments of two European government communications satellites into geosynchronous transfer orbits. The 117th and final Ariane 5 lifted off at 6 p.m. EDT (7 p.m. local time) on July 5 from the Guiana...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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