The press service of French operator Arianespace reported that the heavy launcher Ariane 5 has successfully launched the European satellite Eutelsat Quantum into a geostationary transfer orbit, reports Interfax.
Eutelsat Quantum is the world's first reprogrammable commercial satellite.
The Brazilian satellite Star One D2 was also launched with the rocket.
The launch was carried out from the Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana on Friday at 11:00 p.m. Paris time.
Former CEO of state-owned company Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said that the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure could start working on the establishment of the ground-based space infrastructure. a launch complex for the Soyuz-5 rocket. at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
According to Rogozine, negotiations on the Baiterek project passed successfully and all major differences were resolved.