Arianespace opened its 2020 launch campaign on Thursday with the launch of two telecommunications satellites – Eutelsat KONNECT and GSAT-30 – on an Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Liftoff from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 (ELA-3) at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana occurred at the beginning of a 115-minute launch window that opened at 21:05 UTC.
