A 6.5-tonne communications satellite was lifted into orbit by Ariane 5 rocket owned by the Paris-based Arianespace company on August 11 at Kourou base in French Guiana. This communication satellite run privately by Thailand has set a new record of weight among all the communication satellite launched so far.
A 6.5-tonne communications satellite was lifted into orbit by Ariane 5 rocket owned by the Paris-based Arianespace company on August 11 at Kourou base in French Guiana. This communication satellite run privately by Thailand has set a new record of weight among all the communication satellite launched so far.
On August 11, a European Ariane 5 rocket carrying a Thai communications satellite was launched at the space flight center Kourou in French Guiana. This 6.5-tonne satellite has been the heaviest satellite among all the man-made and successfully sent up communications satellites in the space history so far.
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