Ariane 5 V183/L540 launch

Ariane 5 V183/L540 climb out from Europe's Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, carrying telecommunications satellites Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A into orbit.

Lift-off of flight V183 took place at 00:05 CEST/Paris on 13 June 2008 (22:05 UTC/GMT; 19:05 UTC-3/Kourou [12 June]).