Orbit booster displays a satellite of the European space Agency

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Booster light class Vega with the European Aeolus satellite successfully launched from Kourou (centre spatial guyanais, GCC) in Latin America. Start completed at 18:20 local time, the broadcast of the launch live Arianespace is a company that services the launch of this site in French Guiana, reports TASS.

“The thrust of the engine is normal, the trajectory is normal,” – said in the mission control center the launch.

Initially, the launch of Vega from the spaceport GCC was to be held on Tuesday, but the start was postponed for a day due to adverse weather conditions. As explained then in Arianespace, the launch was prevented by strong winds in the area of the launch pad.

Orbit booster displays a satellite of the European space Agency (ESA) Aeolus. The Orbiter is designed to study the Earth’s atmosphere and aims to improve the quality of weather forecasts.

Earlier Poroshenko announced the successful start of the Ukrainian cruise missiles. The President stressed that the strengthening of the defense capability of the Armed forces of Ukraine.

Present at the missile launches, the NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov stated that the missile accurately hit a sea target at a distance of 100 km.