An Ariane 5 rocket will launch two new communications satellites from French Guiana today.
The European launch provider Arianespace will use its workhorse Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket to launch the Tiba-1 satellite for the government of Egypt and the GX5 satellite for the British telecommunications company Inmarsat.
It will lift off from the Guiana Space Center near Kourou, French Guiana during a 95-minute launch window that opens at 4:09 p.m. EST (6:08 p.m. local time; 2109 GMT). The two satellites will deploy into Earth's orbit about 34 minutes after liftoff.
Credit : ArianeSpace
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