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Ariane launch succeeds after glitch E-mail
by Stephen Withers   
Monday, 12 March 2007
Arianespace has successfully put a pair of satellites into orbit following Saturday's aborted takeoff from Kourou, French Guyana.

A problem in the launchpad water deluge system meant the mission had to be delayed for 24 hours.

The Ariane-5 rocket boosted Insat 5A (an Indian communications satellite that will be used largely for direct-to-home TV broadcasting) and Skynet 5A (a British military communications satellite) into orbit.

Arianespace expects at least five more launches during 2007.{moscomment}

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