Ariane 5 flight V199 liftoff

On 29 December 2010 an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a journey to place two telecommunications satellites, Hispasat-1E and Koreasat-6, into their planned transfer orbits.

Liftoff of the 55th Ariane 5 mission came at 22:27 CET (21:27 GMT; 18:27 French Guiana).