Ariane 5 lifts off in French Guiana
This picture released today shows the Ariane 5 rocket lifting off from Korou´s launchpad yesterday in French Guiana. The rocket, the 31st launch of the Ariane 5 and the first this year, successfully placed in orbit a military satellite for Britain and a television satellite for India. The payload for India was INSAT 4B television and communications satellite, while the other weas a Skynet 5A secure communications relay platform for Britain´s ministry of defence.