Historical Events tagged with "Kourou"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Successful Launch of the Envisat Satellite
The Envisat environmental satellite was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, marking a significant milestone in Earth observation technology. With its impressive dimensions of 10.5 meters in length and a diameter of 4.57 meters, Envisat was the largest satellite of its kind at the time. It reached an orbit of approximately 800 kilometers (500 miles) above the Earth, ready to undertake its mission focusing on various environmental monitoring tasks, including climate change and atmospheric studies. This launch was a testament to European ingenuity and capability in the realm of space exploration.
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