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Ariane 5 launches Spanish, German satellites

Submit on Friday, October 2nd, 2009 05:59

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Amazonas 2, SATCOMBw 2a; Date: 1 October 2009, 2159 UTC; Site: Kourou, French Guiana. Amazonas 2 was released into geostationary transfer orbit 27 minutes after lift-off, followed by SATCOMBw 2a six minutes later.
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