Liftoff of Ariane 5 VA205 with ATV-3

ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi, launched from
Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 23 March 2012 with a
night-time liftoff at 05:34 CET (04:34 GMT). Edoardo Amaldi is the
heaviest payload ever launched by an Ariane rocket.