The $500m Ariane 5 rocket is the first of two national broadband network satellites designed to bring quick internet to rural and regional AustraliansThe first of two national broadband network satellites designed to bring quick internet to approximately 200000 Australians in remote areas has been successfully launched.
The $500m satellite was launched aboard a 780-tonne Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana on Thursday morning. The rocket reached speeds of more than three kilometres a second as it covered the first 450km of its 36,000km journey into orbit.
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Source: theguardian.com