The Ariane 5 rocket will be carrying the TIBA-1 telecommunications satellite and the Inmarsat GX5 mobile communications satellite, Trend reports citing Sputnik.
The commercial launch service provider Arianespace is launching two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 RCA rocket from Guiana Space Centre in Kourou.
The Ariane 5 rocket carries the TIBA-1, a civil and government telecommunications satellite for Egypt, as well as the Inmarsat GX5, a mobile communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.