The 50th flight of an Ariane 5 successfully orbited the ASTRA 3B and COMSATBw-2 satellites from French Guiana on May 21. This Arianespace mission was the 194th launch of an Ariane family vehicle, and it will be followed by the next Ariane 5 flight in June with the ARABSAT-5A and COMS-1 payloads.