Arianespace has successfully launched satellites 15, 16, 17 and 18 in the Galileo satellite navigation system for the European Commission (DG Growth), within the scope of a con-tract with the European Space Agency (ESA). The Ariane 5 launch took place on Novem-ber 17 at 10:06 a.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Gui-ana. Maroš Šefčovič, Vice President of the European Commission, and Elżbieta Bieńkow-ska, European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, were on hand for the launch.