Liftoff of Ariane 5 flight VA218

Lifting off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 22:05 GMT on 11 September 2014 (19:05 local time; 00:05 CEST on 12 September), Ariane 5 successfully deployed MEASAT-3b and Optus 10 into geostationary transfer orbit – marking its 61st consecutive successful mission.

Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG