Arianespace has successfully launched two satellites: Star One D1 for Embratel Star One, and JCSAT-15 for SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. The launch took place on December 21, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This was the 11th and final launch of the year for Arianespace, the seventh with Ariane 5 in 2016, as well as the heavy-lift launcher’s 76th consecutive success and its 90th launch overall. With this launch for Brazil and Japan, Arianespace confirms its position as the bench-mark launch service provider in Latin America and Asia.