Arianespace Flight VA 209 / Astra 2F and GSAT10

On Friday, September 28, 2012, Arianespace successfully carried out the 51st Ariane 5 launch in a row, orbiting two telecommunications satellites: Astra 2F, which mainly provides direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast services for the Luxembourg-based operator SES, and the GSAT-10 communications satellite for the Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO.