The Arianespace Flight 196 orbited the NILESAT 201 direct broadcast satellite and the RASCOM-QAF1R communications satellite. Both satellites are built by Thales Alenia Space. This was the third launch of an Ariane 5 launch vehicle in 2010. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on August 4, 2010, at 20:59 UT.
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