VIDEO. The 70th launch of an Ariane 5 successfully ... in the presence of a ... - TF1

This is the third Ariane launch of the year, the 214th Ariane launch at all and 70th Ariane 5. A European Ariane 5 rocket was successfully launched on Thursday evening at 21h54 Paris time from Kourou, French Guiana French. A schoolgirl in the Pas-de-Calais, Houriet Caroline, who got 21.18 average over 20 bachelor, was able to attend the kick from Guyana.

This new shot will place into geostationary orbit two satellites : the mobile telecommunications satellite operator Inmarsat for Alphasat and INSAT-3D meteorological satellite for Indian space agency ISRO.

a satellite 36,000 miles above the Earth

class="c6"> With a total launch weight of about 6.6 tons, Alphasat allow Inmarsat extending its global telecommunications (voice, data …) across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. With a life expectancy of 15 years, it will be positioned above the Congo, about 36,000 km altitude. The mission is meant to validate orbit the most advanced European research in the field of space telecommunications technologies.

British company Inmarsat has chosen Arianespace to launch its seven satellites. INSAT-3D will be his 16th satellite entrusted by the Indian space agency, the European launcher. With a takeoff weight of about 2.1 tons, it will be responsible for developing a prevention service storms and natural disasters. It will be positioned to the south of Sri Lanka, at an altitude of about 36,000 km. Its expected lifetime is 7 years and its coverage will extend to the entire Indian subcontinent.