Rocket with satellites launches from French Guiana
dm/kfk - AP - Wed Sep 21, 5:52PM CDT
KOUROU, French Guiana (AP) — A European rocket carrying two telecommunications satellites has been launched from South America after a one-day delay caused by a strike.
Arianespace says its Ariane 5 rocket released the first satellite for the Arab Satellite Communications Organization into orbit about 27 minutes after taking off Wednesday from the launch center in French Guiana.
The second one for European satellite company SEA was released about eight minutes later.
Arianespace is the commercial arm of the 13-country European Space Agency.
The launch had been scheduled for Tuesday, but SES announced then that a walkout by a local trade union would delay the operation.
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