Ariane 5 ECA launches ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B

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An Ariane 5 ECA rocket (Ariane Flight VA237) launched two satellites, ViaSat-2 and EUTELSAT 172B, from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA 3) at Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 2 June 2017, at 00:45 UTC (1 June 2017, 21:45 local time). ViaSat-2 (6418 kg.) and EUTELSAT 172B (3551 kg.) are the 558th and 559th satellites to be launched by Arianespace. This is the heaviest and most expensive commercial payload ever launched, valued at $800 million with a combined mass of 9969 kg.

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Ariane Flight VA237
Ariane 5 ECA launches ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
2 June 2017
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Good to see so many successful launches around the world!

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Yes, it is good to hear some French. Spanish and Italian and Portuguese would be good too. Ariane 5, Soyuz, Falcon 9, Atlas 5, Delta IV, H-II, Proton, Long March, ... So many rockets! Please try a footage with some telemetry, like SpaceX do. Thank you.

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