Arianespace logged a triple success Sept. 27 on Flight 162, when an Ariane 5G orbited India’s INSAT 3E, the e-BIRD satellite for Eutelsat, and Europe’s SMART-1 lunar probe.
This mission marked the first time an Ariane 5 lofted such a triple payload, and it was the initial Ariane launch carrying a spacecraft bound for the Moon.
For full details on this accurate Ariane 5 flight, see the Mission Update and press release on the Arianespace Web site:
http://www.arianespace.com