Ariane 5 V178

Launch of Ariane 5 V178 on 6 October 2007 rom Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbits. Liftoff of flight V178 took place at 22:02 UTC (19:02 local time, 00:02 CEST). The payload comprised Intelsat 11, which will provide direct-to-home broadcasting and data networking services for Latin America, and Optus D2, which is a broadcasting and data communications satellite that will serve Australia and New Zealand The payload mass was 5857 kg; the satellite masses totalled 4832 kg, with payload adapters and dispensers making up the additional 1025 kg.