ASTRA 1N Heads Into Space on Board Ariane 5

SES S.A. has announced that its new ASTRA 1N satellite has been successfully launched on board an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, on August 6th at 19:52 pm local time (0:52 am Central European Summer Time on August 7th).

Contracts Awarded to Make Galileo Operational Early 2014

The European Commission has announced the award of three of the six contracts for the procurement of Galileo’s initial operational capability.

NSS-12 Satellite Successfully Launched On-board an Ariane 5 ECA Booster

SES WORLD SKIES has announced that the NSS-12 satellite successfully roared into space on-board an Ariane 5 ECA booster from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on October 29 at 5:00 p.m. local time (8:00 p.m. GMT).

Ariane Rocket Launches Vietnam’s First Satellite

At 22:17 UTC Friday evening, Vietnam’s first satellite, Vinasat-1 was launched aboard an Ariane 5ECA rocket, from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana.