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From: karn@eagle.UUCP (Phil Karn)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Ariane L-7 successfully launched
Message-ID: <1118@eagle.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 07:00:10 EDT
Article-I.D.: eagle.1118
Posted: Wed Oct 19 07:00:10 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 20-Oct-83 06:51:59 EDT
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The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched its seventh
Ariane on Tuesday night.  The launch was delayed for an hour until 8:45
pm EDT because of a third stage pressure problem.

The payload was the 4,026 pound Intelsat-5 #7.  The launch cost $27 million
as compared with the $45 million Intelsat had been paying for
Atlas-Centaur launches.

This gives the Ariane a 5 for 7 record.