Liftoff of the Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher from the Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport, in Kourou, French Guiana, at 05:03 CET (04:03 UT) on 9 March 2008. On board is Jules Verne ATV, ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle.