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March 26, 2014

Orbital-Built Amazonas 4A Commerical Communications Satellite Launched
Dulles VA (SPX) Mar 26, 2014
Orbital Sciences reports that the Amazonas 4A commercial communications satellite, built by the company for HISPASAT S.A. of Spain, was successfully launched into orbit aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Lift-off occurred at 6:04 p.m. EDT from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was successfully deployed approximately 35 minutes into the mission, placing it into its targeted geosynchronous transfer orbit. HISPASAT and Orbital engineers have ... read more

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