Comments on: Ariane 5 successfully launches two communications satellites https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ariane-5-successfully-launches-two-communications-satellites/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: mkent https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ariane-5-successfully-launches-two-communications-satellites/#comment-997654 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:26:13 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=46325#comment-997654 It’s good to see Inmarsat get their EuropaSat / HellasSat payload into orbit. This one’s been sitting on the ground a while waiting for Falcon Heavy. Likewise the ViaSat-2 payload that Ariane lofted last month — another Falcon Heavy refugee.

ViaSat-2 was really important, as it’s probably the most powerful comsat ever built.

PS: Six challenges? This is getting ridiculous.

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