Korou – Another successful launch for Ariane 5, just over a month since the last one on May 5th. Tonight’s launch is the 5th one since the beginning of 2017. Launch No. 237 of the Ariane family, from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana, led to geostationary orbit, only 42 minutes after the mission began, two commercial satellites: ViaSat 2 and EUTELAST 172B. The Italian company ‘Avio’ participates in the Ariane 5 launcher with solid propulsion engines and liquid oxygen turbochargers. (9Colonne)
