KOUROU, French Guiana, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Two satellites, one for the British military and one for a Mexican telecommunications company, have been launched from French Guiana, officials said.
An Ariane-5 carrier rocket was launched at 4:49 p.m. EST Wednesday from the Kourou space center carrying the dual payload of the British Skynet 5D and the Mexsat Bicentenario satellites, RIA Novosti reported.