Ariane launch campaign   Kourou, French Guiana, June 11, 2003 - Arianespace orbited two geostationary communications satellites: Optus and Defence C1 for the Australian operator Optus and the Australian Department of Defence, and BSAT-2c for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan under terms of a turnkey contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation of the United States. Final countdown     Transfer of the Flight 155 Ariane 5 launcher from the Final Assembly Building to the launch pad 26 August 2002 Liftoff     An Ariane launcher lifts off from Europe's spaceport