Lifting off on its 32nd mission after a nearly two-week delay, Europe's Ariane rocket carried a European experimental telecommunications satellite into space.
Officials called Tuesday night's launch from this jungle base on the northeastern shoulder of South America a "complete success."The Ariane-3 rocket placed the Olympus 1 satellite into orbit.
Produced by British Aerospace for the European Space Agency, the 5,720-pound communications satellite has a 10-year life.
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It carries a direct broadcast payload with two channels, one for Italian television, the other for European use.