Tag: DirecTV 15
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DirecTV satellites blast off on Ariane 5 rocket
An Ariane 5 rocket fired into space from a tropical spaceport in French Guiana on Wednesday, successfully delivering two television broadcast satellites into high-altitude orbits for DirecTV and Sky Mexico. Crowned with the DirecTV 15 and Sky Mexico 1 communications satellites, the 18-story rocket lit its Vulcain 2 main engine, passed a final preflight health…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 launches for DirecTV
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the DirecTV and Sky Mexico 1 communications satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Ariane 5 ready to pull double duty for DirecTV
The Ariane 5 rocket loaded with DirecTV and Sky Mexico 1 rolled to the launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin Two satellites equipped to broadcast television programming to millions of homes across the United States and Latin America are braced for launch from French…
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Photos: Ariane 5 rolled out to jungle launch pad
Technicians transferred an Ariane 5 rocket loaded with two DirecTV broadcasting satellites to a launch pad in French Guiana on Tuesday, one day before the European launcher is set for liftoff. The DirecTV 15 and Sky Mexico 1 satellites are fastened to the top of the Ariane 5, which is scheduled to fire its Vulcan…
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Arianespace on pace for one launch per month in 2015
The cryogenic core stage for the first Ariane 5 launch of 2015 was installed on its mobile launch platform Nov. 20. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Baudon Last week’s successful launch of a Vega rocket with a European re-entry technology demonstrator marked the first of at least 11 flights planned…