Europe’s Ariane 5 to launch two broadcast satellites Friday

Posted by brandoniswrite on January 24, 2012

Europe’s heavy-lift rocket heads to its launch pad. (Arianespace)A mighty European rocket will carry aloft two high definition broadcast satellites on Friday, providing direct to home television for Europe and Japan.The European ASTRA 1N and Japan’s BSAT 3C/JCSAT 110R satellites will be carried into earth orbit by the mighty Ariane 5.The 165-foot white rocket was rolled to it’s launch pad today,
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