Successfull launch of Ariane 5 from Kourou

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<p>The european rocket was successfully launched from the French Guyana airport last night.</p><p>Two&nbsp; telecommunications satellites for Europe&rsquo;s Eutelsat telecommunications operator are now in GEO.</p>(HOT BIRD&trade; 9 and W2M )<br /> <p><em>Payload lift performance for tonight&rsquo;s launch was approximately 8,340 kg. for the combined weight of the two Eutelsat satellites.&nbsp; </em></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;More at : </p><p>&nbsp;http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2008/554.asp</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>