An Ariane rocket has orbited two telecommunications satellites after a launch from French Guiana on Friday, officials said space.
Ariane-5 rocket blasted-off from ESA's launch center in Kourou, French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America in the seven one (2201 GMT).
Originally planned for launch in March, a number of technological problems forced the assignment to be postponed three times. "
Twenty-seven minutes after lift-off Astra 3B satellite alienated from the Ariane rocket.
Astra 3B will make available direct-to-home television and telecommunications services all the way through Europe for the Luxembourg-based telecoms companionship SES SA.
The satellite weighed 5.5 tonnes at launch and was built by Astrium for satellite developed unit of the European airplane giant EADS.
Six minutes later COMSATBw-2 was on the loose from the launcher. This satellite will provide secure infrastructure for the German Military in the Americas and the Far East. It weighed 2.5 tons and was built by Thales Alenia Space.
Friday's launch was the 36th subsequent success of an Ariane rocket.
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