Ariane 5 finally in space by Jana Kokavcova

It was yesterday evening, when an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. It has one big mission. Ariane has to place two satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. This is first time when Arianespace's ELA-3 launch complex performed six Ariane 5 missions in one year. Arianespace's ELA-3 launch complex at the Spaceport is very famous and one from the world's most modern complexes and was built by Europe. This complex was built especially for Ariane 5 heavy&lift vehicle. It is able to lift off about 10 Ariane 5 missions per year. This year this spaceport prepared 6 missions, but in next few years it could be more and more. Maybe they will reach the number 10. Is it really possible? I don't know. But on their web page they have written, that they need only 20 working days to prepare a rocket to lift off the Earth. But is it right information? Rocket that was already lifted off is very useful for many reasons. This rocket has the British military communications satellite Skynet 5B on board. This satellite is designed to operate until 2020. Its position will be over the Indian Ocean. New spacecraft is designed to resist disruptions by lasers and electromagnetic pulses emitted by nuclear weapons. This new technology is also immune to jamming signals. Maybe this spacecraft will be very useful for our world, but results we will see only after few years.

related story: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9V953R8F_index_0.html

by Jana Kokavcova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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