Ariane

"Martin" a écrit dans le message de

> "Arianespace today performed its sixth successful Ariane 5 mission of
> 2007,
> orbiting another dual-satellite payload and reinforcing its position as
> the
> world's leading commercial launch services company.
>
>
> Lifting off from Europe's Spaceport, the Ariane 5 GS vehicle deployed its
> RASCOM-QAF1 and Horizons-2 satellites during a 32-minute-long flight. With
> this
> latest success, Arianespace has launched 80 percent of the satellites
> placed in
> geostationary transfer orbit during 2007 - a new industry record.
>
>
> "This mission underscores the reactivity of Arianespace, as contracts for
> the
> satellites orbited tonight were signed only a few months ago - since both
> were
> ***initially*** entrusted to other launch services companies, ... "
>
> Arf arf!
> --
>
> Martin
>