Ariane liftoff on flight VA217

The first Ariane 5 launch of 2014 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 6 February on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, ABS-2 & Athena–Fidus, into their planned transfer orbits.

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