Ariane 5 VA206

Launch of Ariane 5 VA206 on 15 May 2012 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to place two telecommunications satellites, JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2, into their planned transfer orbits. Liftoff of flight VA206, the 62nd Ariane 5 mission, came at 22:13 GMT (00:13 CEST; 19:13 French Guiana).