Ariane 5 orbits EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3 satellites

Two telecommunications satellites that will provide expanded relay capacity over areas that include Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South America were orbited today by Arianespace on the company's sixth Ariane 5 flight of 2012. Lifting off on time at 6:05 p.m. from the Spaceport's ELA-3 launch complex in French Guiana, the heavy-lift workhorse deployed its EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3 spacecraft passengers during a 33-minute mission. More

(Source: Space-travel.com - Nov 11)