The World - News from July 22, 1988
The Western European space rocket Ariane-3 successfully launched into orbit two satellites about 20 minutes after blasting off from its base in French Guiana, said officials from Arianespace, the firm responsible for commercial flights of European rockets. The launch, which was monitored at the French Space Research Center in Paris, was the fourth faultless flight this year. The first satellite to be ejected from the Ariane’s launching system belongs to the Indian Space Research Organization. The second one belongs to the European Organization of Satellite Communications.
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