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Hispasat 36W-1 was sent to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) via an Arianespace Soyuz launch vehicle (the mission was also known as VS-16). The telecommunications satellite was sent aloft from their spaceport facility located in Kourou, French Guiana. The flight of the satellite took place on Friday, January 27, 2017, with a liftoff time of 8:03 p.m. EST (01:03 GMT on January 28). Photo courtesy: Jeremy Beck