On May 21, 2010, an Ariane 5 launch vehicle placed two communication satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: ASTRA 3B, a commercial communication satellite for the SES ASTRA operator, and COMSATBw-2, a military communication satellite for the German Ministry of Defense. This was the first flight of Ariane 5 in 2010.
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