Arianespace wraps up another successful year of operations
18 Dec 2009, 00:00 UTC
Ariane 5 delivered the French Helios 2B military observation satellite into Sun-synchronous polar orbit this afternoon on Arianespace's seventh mission of 2009. Today's flight from Europe's Spaceport marked the 35th consecutive success for Ariane 5 during seven years of operation, reinforcing its role as the heavy-lift vehicle of reference for the world's commercial launch services sector.
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