> Does anyone have anymore info on this story?: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1436000/1436524.stm See: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v142/ Here's part of the article: "Liftoff of the tenth Ariane 5 occurred right on schedule at 2158 GMT (5:58 p.m. EDT) from the jungle launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, beginning a 34-minute flight that was supposed to propel its dual-satellite cargo into an elliptical transfer orbit around Earth. The intended orbit featured a high point of 35,853 km, low point of 858 km and inclination of 2.0 degrees to either side of the equator. But a "defect" in the rocket's upper stage relegated the cargo to an orbit with a high point of only 17,528 km, a low point of 592 km and inclination of 2.9 degrees to the equator." ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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