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Ariane 5 successfully lifts heaviest payload so far

Submit on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 22:59

Rocket: Ariane 5 ES; Payload: ATV-4 Albert Einstein; Date: 5 June 2013, 2142 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. The unmanned cargo vessel separated from the upper stage at 2256 UTC, about half an hour later deployed its solar arrays and is now on its way to the ISS, with a docking scheduled in ten days’ time. It will remain attached to the station for about five months.

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