Newslink: Four New Satellites Ride Into Space To Join Growing SES Constellation

in newslink •  6 years ago 

An Arianespace Soyuz rocket delivered four communications satellites into space today (April 4).

The rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 1:03 p.m. EDT (2:03 p.m. local time; 1703 GMT), kicking off a lengthy in-space cruise. By 2 hours and 22 minutes after liftoff, all four O3b satellites had deployed as planned, Arianespace representatives said.

https://www.space.com/arianespace-soyuz-launches-4-ses-satellites.html

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