Arianespace Ariane 5 flight - Liftoff

On 28 October 2010 an Ariane 5 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place two telecommunications satellites, W3B and BSAT-3b, into orbit. Flight V197 was Ariane 5’s fourth dual-payload mission of the year. Credits: 010 ESA / CNES / Arianespace / Photo Optique vidéo du CSG - S. Martin