On March 9, 2016 at 05:20 UTC the Ariane 5ECA” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou Cosmodrome in French Guiana. The rocket orbited the "Eutelsat 65 West A” telecommunication satellite. The space vehicle will enter service in time to broadcast the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on August 5, but the new communications satellite will continue for at least 15 years connecting Latin America with television, broadband Internet and other telecom services.