PIX4642603: Satellite artificiale D - 1A Diapason - Illustration - Satellite D - 1A Diapason above the Earth - Illustration - Vue d'artiste du satellite francais D - 1A Diapason. This satellite was launched on 17 February 1966 by a rocket Diamant A. D-1A Diapason was a french artificial satellite launched on February 17 1966 by a rocket of type Diamant A / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642623: Satellite artificiel D - 1D Diademe - Illustration - Satellite D - 1D Diademe above the Earth - Illustration - Vue d'artiste du satellite francais D - 1D Diademe. This satellite was launched on 17 February 1967 by a rocket Diamant A. D-1D Diademe was a french artificial satellite launched on February 17 1967 by a rocket of type Diamant A / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642681: Explosion of a rocket top floor - Artist view - Rocket upperstage explosion - Artist view. - Explosion of a rocket top floor in space creating thousands of space debris - Artist view Rocket upperstage explosion - Artist view. The explosions are mainly caused by onboard energy sources, either due to pressure build - up in propellant tanks, battery explosions, or the ignition of hypergolic fuels. Each explosion creates thousands of small debris objects / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642782: Military communication satellite Syracuse 3A - Syracuse 3A military communication satellite - View of the French military satellite Syracuse 3A in clean room at the Guyanese Space Centre on 4 September 2005. France's Syracuse 3A military communication satellite is mated on top of its payload adapter in the S5 payload processing facility of the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), Europe's space port, on September 4, 2005, in preparation for its launch atop an Ariane 5GS on October 13 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642990: Iris: system for air traffic management - Iris: satellite communications for air traffic management - Artist's view of the European telecommunication system Iris for air traffic management. Iris, element 10 of the ARTES programme, aims to develop a new Air - Ground Communication system for Air Traffic Management. By 2020 it will contribute to the modernisation of air traffic management by providing digital datalinks to cockpit crews in continental and oceanic airspace / Bridgeman Images
PIX4643070: Artist's view of the Giove satellite - A - Artist's view of the Giove satellite - A (Galileo In - Orbit Validation Element - A), the first of several satellites to validate the Galileo positioning system. The Galileo network of European satellites will consist of 30 satellites at approximately 24,000 km of altitude (27 operationals, 3 reserve). The satellite positioning system is expected to be operational in 2011. GIOVE - A reached its final orbit on January 9, 2006 and began to issue on January 12, 2006 / Bridgeman Images