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Ariane launch campaign
 
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Ariane 5 on the launch pad
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Kourou, French Guiana, June 11, 2003 - Arianespace orbited two geostationary communications satellites: Optus and Defence C1 for the Australian operator Optus and the Australian Department of Defence, and BSAT-2c for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan under terms of a turnkey contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation of the United States.

Credits: ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE-Service Optique CSG
 
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Transfer of Ariane 5
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Transfer of the Flight 155 Ariane 5 launcher from the Final Assembly Building to the launch pad 26 August 2002

Credits: ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE-S. Corvaja 2002
 
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An Ariane launcher lifts off from Europe's spaceport
 


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