On February 07, 2013 at 21:36 UTC the "Ariane-5ECA” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou launch site in French Guiana. The rocket orbited 2 telecommunications satellites. The "Amazonas 3” satellite made by Space Systems/Loral (California) was orbited for Spanish operator Hispasat. The "Azerspace/Africasat-1a” satellite produced by the "Orbital Sciences” American company was orbited for Azerbaijani operator Azercosmos and the Azerbaijani Communications Ministry.