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From Monsters and Critics.com Science News Kourou, French Guiana/Paris - A European Ariane 5 carrier rocket launched Friday carrying satellites from Brazil and Vietnam into orbit, the firm Arianespace said. The rocket took off at 7:16 pm (2216 GMT) from Kourou, French Guiana, in the second of seven planned flights this year. The 4,100-kilogramme telecommunication satellite Star One C2 for the Brazilian firm Star One was released 26 minutes after takeoff. Shortly afterward the 2,637-kilogramme VINASAT-1 Vietnamese satellite for radio, television and telephone communications was brought into position. © Copyright 2007 by monstersandcritics.com. This notice cannot be removed without permission. |