The go-ahead is given for Arianespace's heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission to orbit EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1

Arianespace's fourth Ariane 5 mission of 2013 has been approved for liftoff on Thursday with two communications satellites to provide relay coverage over the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, along with the Indian land mass. The authorization followed today's successful launch readiness review conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana. This procedure - held prior to all Arianespace missions - validated the "go" status of the launcher, its dual payload of the EUTELSAT 25B/Es'hail 1 and GSAT-7 satellites, the Spaceport's infrastructure and the system of downrange tracking stations. More

(Source: SpaceRef.com - Aug 29)