The European Space Agency?s Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) "Johannes Kepler" launched as scheduled at 4:50:55 p.m. EST Wednesday atop an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. This was the 200th launch of an Ariane rocket, and the heaviest payload ever launched by Ariane 5.
The ATV-2 will enter Earth orbit for an eight-day rendezvous to the International Space Station. At the time of launch, the station was flying about 200 miles above the Bolivian [...]
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