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.
*Follow Sputnik's live feed to find out more.