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Third Ariane 5 launch attempt successful

June 27th, 2010 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Arabsat-5A, COMS [Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite]; Date: 26 June 2010, 2141 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. Arabsat-5A was deployed first during the flight sequence at 26 minutes into the mission. The COMS satellite was separated from Ariane 5 at 32 minutes into the flight.

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