Space.com #Ariane 5 Successfully Places Two Intelsat Satellites Into Orbit 25 August 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: A European Ariane 5 rocket on Aug. 24 successfully placed two Intelsat-owned telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit, a launch that included the second of Intelsat’s do-or-die Epic high-throughput satellites. from Space.com ift.tt/2bmKp7r Share: