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Ariane 5's Farewell Flight Postponed Due To Unfavourable Weather
The farewell flight of Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket, scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed for 24 hours due to bad weather, operator Arianespace said.
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ISRO's GSAT-18 Satellite Launched Successfully On Board Ariane-5 From Kourou
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-18 was today successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.
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Launch Of ISRO's Huge Satellite Postponed As Weather Plays Spoilsport: 10 Facts
The launch of Indian Science Research Organisation's heavy communications satellite GSAT-18 has been postponed by a day in view of weather conditions. The satellite was expected to be launched from the rain forests of French Guiana, South America, between 2 am and 3.15 am on Wednesday.
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Hello Kitty: Video of Stowaway Cat Taking an Unexpected Flight Goes Viral
Look human, no seatbelt. A standard flight taking off from Kourou in French Guiana was discovered to have an extra and unexpected passenger when the pilot noticed a stowaway cat on the wing of the ultralight plane, hanging on for dear life.
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Europe Resumes Galileo Satnav Deployment
Europe resumed deployment of its beleaguered Galileo satnav programme on Friday, launching a pair of satellites seven months after a rocket malfunction sent two multi-million euro orbiters awry.
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India's Communication Satellite GSAT-16 Launched Successfully
After its launch was deferred twice due to bad weather, India's latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was placed in orbit by Ariane 5 rocket in the early hours today from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
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GSAT-16 Launch Deferred for Second Time Due to Bad Weather
Hit by inclement weather, the launch of India's latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was deferred for the second time after it was rescheduled to be put into space in the early hours of Saturday by Ariane 5 rocket from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
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New Launch Date Set for ISS Delivery Vessel: Arianespace
A robot ship will be launched from Kourou, French Guiana, after a five-day delay on July 29 to deliver provisions to the International Space Station, space transport firm Arianespace said on Tuesday.
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Indian communication satellite GSAT-8 successfully launched
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-8 was successfully launched on Saturday by Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana to give a boost to direct-to-home services in the country.GSAT-8 was injected into space by European launcher Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket which lifted-off at 02.08 am (IST), with Japan's ST-2 spacecraft as co-passenger.F...
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Ariane 5's Farewell Flight Postponed Due To Unfavourable Weather
The farewell flight of Europe's workhorse Ariane 5 rocket, scheduled for Tuesday, has been postponed for 24 hours due to bad weather, operator Arianespace said.
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ISRO's GSAT-18 Satellite Launched Successfully On Board Ariane-5 From Kourou
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-18 was today successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.
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Launch Of ISRO's Huge Satellite Postponed As Weather Plays Spoilsport: 10 Facts
The launch of Indian Science Research Organisation's heavy communications satellite GSAT-18 has been postponed by a day in view of weather conditions. The satellite was expected to be launched from the rain forests of French Guiana, South America, between 2 am and 3.15 am on Wednesday.
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Hello Kitty: Video of Stowaway Cat Taking an Unexpected Flight Goes Viral
Look human, no seatbelt. A standard flight taking off from Kourou in French Guiana was discovered to have an extra and unexpected passenger when the pilot noticed a stowaway cat on the wing of the ultralight plane, hanging on for dear life.
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Europe Resumes Galileo Satnav Deployment
Europe resumed deployment of its beleaguered Galileo satnav programme on Friday, launching a pair of satellites seven months after a rocket malfunction sent two multi-million euro orbiters awry.
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India's Communication Satellite GSAT-16 Launched Successfully
After its launch was deferred twice due to bad weather, India's latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was placed in orbit by Ariane 5 rocket in the early hours today from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
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GSAT-16 Launch Deferred for Second Time Due to Bad Weather
Hit by inclement weather, the launch of India's latest communication satellite GSAT-16 was deferred for the second time after it was rescheduled to be put into space in the early hours of Saturday by Ariane 5 rocket from the space port of Kourou in French Guiana.
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New Launch Date Set for ISS Delivery Vessel: Arianespace
A robot ship will be launched from Kourou, French Guiana, after a five-day delay on July 29 to deliver provisions to the International Space Station, space transport firm Arianespace said on Tuesday.
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Indian communication satellite GSAT-8 successfully launched
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-8 was successfully launched on Saturday by Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana to give a boost to direct-to-home services in the country.GSAT-8 was injected into space by European launcher Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket which lifted-off at 02.08 am (IST), with Japan's ST-2 spacecraft as co-passenger.F...
